sero_fw-la recusat_fw-la far_o quod_fw-la subiit_fw-la jugum_fw-la but_o notwithstanding_o the_o infinite_a subtle_a art_n and_o mighty_a effort_n for_o that_o purpose_n the_o papacy_n find_v it_o at_o any_o time_n a_o most_o difficult_a thing_n to_o carry_v any_o thing_n here_o by_o a_o high_a hand_n and_o to_o bring_v the_o ecclesiastical_a state_n of_o this_o nation_n to_o depend_v on_o rome_n for_o our_o prince_n never_o do_v doubt_n but_o they_o have_v the_o same_o authority_n within_o their_o own_o dominion_n as_o constantine_n have_v in_o the_o empire_n and_o our_o bishop_n the_o same_o as_o st._n peter_n successor_n in_o the_o church_n ego_fw-la constantini_n 361.16_o ailred_n rival_n coll._n 361.16_o vos_fw-fr petri_n gladium_fw-la habetis_fw-la in_o manibus_fw-la say_v king_n edgar_n in_o a_o eminent_a speech_n unto_o his_o clergy_n and_o what_o power_n in_o the_o church_n our_o king_n take_v themselves_o ancient_o to_o have_v appear_v by_o their_o law_n and_o edict_n publish_v by_o themselves_o 2._o leg._n edu._n confess_v cap._n 17._o foe_n 142._o leg._n canut_n &_o inae_fw-la apud_fw-la jornal_a mart._n paris_n w._n 2._o and_o acknowledge_v by_o their_o subject_n all_o speak_v thus_o that_o the_o order_n and_o disposition_n of_o all_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n within_o their_o own_o dominion_n be_v their_o sole_n and_o undoubted_a right_n the_o foundation_n thereof_o be_v that_o power_n which_o the_o divine_a wisdom_n have_v invest_v the_o secular_a magistrate_n withal_o for_o the_o defence_n and_o preservation_n of_o his_o church_n and_o people_n against_o all_o attempt_n whatsoever_o and_o all_o our_o law_n and_o lawyer_n concur_v in_o this_o 19.17_o rex_fw-la sub_fw-la nullo_n nisi_fw-la tantum_fw-la sub_fw-la deo_fw-la bracton_n leg._n sanct._n edw._n cap._n 19.17_o that_o the_o king_n of_o england_n be_v subject_a to_o no_o power_n on_o earth_n but_o to_o god_n only_o and_o in_o king_n edward_n law_n he_o be_v call_v vicarius_fw-la summi_fw-la regis_fw-la as_o also_o in_o bracton_n that_o be_v the_o cognomen_fw-la as_o it_o be_v give_v by_o pope_n eleutherius_fw-la long_o ago_o to_o king_n lucius_n here_o as_o not_o be_v under_o the_o power_n of_o any_o other_o and_o this_o in_o effect_n acknowledge_v by_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o english_a clergy_n 510._o reg._n hoveden_n in_o hen._n 2._o pa._n post_n foe_fw-mi 510._o in_o a_o letter_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o province_n of_o canterbury_n to_o tho._n becket_n an._n d._n 1167._o as_o it_o stand_v record_v at_o large_a by_o roger_n hoveden_n to_o this_o it_o will_v be_v but_o seasonable_a and_o pertinent_a to_o add_v the_o historical_a instance_n and_o evidence_n some_o of_o they_o as_o occur_v demonstrate_v as_o the_o continual_a claim_n and_o when_o they_o can_v the_o exercise_n of_o this_o right_n by_o the_o king_n of_o this_o island_n so_o the_o worthy_a resistance_n as_o from_o time_n to_o time_n have_v be_v make_v against_o all_o foreign_a usurpation_n and_o encroachment_n upon_o the_o same_o sufficient_a to_o show_v that_o our_o prince_n do_v not_o command_v the_o ecclesiastic_n here_o who_o make_v up_o so_o great_a a_o part_n of_o their_o subject_n according_a to_o the_o will_n and_o pleasure_n of_o any_o foreign_a potentate_n nor_o that_o they_o be_v only_a looker_n on_o while_o other_o govern_v the_o english_a church_n therefore_o we_o may_v observe_v all_o council_n and_o convocation_n 8.19_o eadmer_n foe_fw-mi 25.5.11_o florent_fw-la wigorn_n an._n 1070._o foe_n 434._o stat._n 25_o h._n 8.19_o assemble_v at_o the_o king_n appointment_n and_o by_o the_o king_n be_v write_v jubente_fw-la &_o praesente_fw-la rege_fw-la as_o one_o say_v and_o that_o upon_o the_o same_o authority_n as_o the_o emperor_n constantine_n have_v long_o before_o assemble_v the_o council_n of_o nice_a some_o appoint_v by_o the_o king_n to_o sit_v in_o those_o council_n and_o supervise_v their_o action_n 447._o matt._n paris_n ad_fw-la an._n 1237._o foe_n 447._o ne_fw-la ibi_fw-la contra_fw-la regiam_fw-la coronam_fw-la &_o dignitatem_fw-la aliquid_fw-la statuere_fw-la attentarent_fw-la and_o mat._n paris_n give_v we_o the_o name_n of_o the_o commissioner_n for_o that_o purpose_n in_o one_o of_o the_o council_n hold_v in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n hen._n 3._o and_o when_o any_o do_v otherwise_o he_o be_v force_v to_o retract_v such_o constitution_n as_o do_v peckham_n or_o they_o be_v but_o in_o paucis_fw-la servatae_fw-la 1._o lyâ—dw_n de_fw-fr soro_fw-la competent_a cap._n 1._o as_o be_v those_o of_o boniface_n as_o lyndwood_n ingenuous_o do_v acknowledge_v no_o synodical_a decree_n suffer_v to_o be_v of_o force_n but_o by_o the_o king_n allowance_n 6.29_o eadmer_n foe_fw-mi 6.29_o and_o confirmation_n in_o hoc_fw-la concilio_fw-la ad_fw-la emendationem_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la anglicanae_n assensu_fw-la domini_fw-la regis_fw-la 5.8_o gervas_n dorobern_n an._n 1175._o foe_n 1429._o mat._n paris_n hen._n huntingd_v eadm_n passim_fw-la pat._n 8_o &_o 9_o johan_n r._n m._n 5.8_o &_o primorum_fw-la omnium_fw-la regni_fw-la haec_fw-la subscripta_fw-la promulgata_fw-la sunt_fw-la capitula_fw-la as_o gervasius_n dorobern_n inform_v we_o no_o legate_n suffer_v to_o enter_v into_o england_n but_o by_o the_o king_n leave_n and_o swear_v to_o do_v nothing_o prejudicial_a to_o the_o king_n and_o his_o crown_n all_o matter_n of_o episcopacy_n determine_v by_o the_o king_n himself_o 115.23_o eadmer_n 115.23_o inconsulto_fw-la romano_n pontifice_fw-la no_o appeal_n to_o rome_n permit_v none_o to_o receive_v letter_n from_o the_o pope_n 496._o thorn_n coll._n 2152._o coke_n 3_o instit_fw-la cap._n 54.10.127_o hoveden_n hen._n 2._o foe_n 496._o without_o show_v they_o to_o the_o king_n who_o cause_v all_o word_n prejudicial_a to_o he_o or_o his_o crown_n to_o be_v renounce_v and_o dis-avowed_n by_o the_o bringer_n or_o receiver_n of_o such_o letter_n permit_v no_o bishop_n to_o excommunicate_v 6.31_o eadmer_n foe_fw-mi 6.31_o or_o inflict_v any_o ecclesiastical_a censure_n on_o any_o peer_n nisi_fw-la ejus_fw-la praecepto_fw-la cause_v the_o bishop_n to_o appear_v in_o their_o court_n 200_o addit_fw-la mat._n paris_n foe_fw-mi 200_o to_o give_v account_n why_o they_o excommunicate_v a_o subject_n bestow_v bishopric_n on_o such_o as_o they_o approve_v 536._o forent_fw-la wigorn_n an._n 1070._o for_n 536._o and_o translate_v bishop_n from_o one_o see_v to_o another_o erect_v new_a bishopric_n angl._n godwin_n de_fw-fr praef._n angl._n so_o do_v king_n hen._n 1._o an._n 1109._o ely_z take_v it_o out_o of_o lincoln_n carlisle_n 1133._o out_o of_o york_n or_o rather_o durham_n command_a by_o writ_n 6._o coke_n 2._o instit_fw-la 625._o addit_fw-la mat._n paris_n foe_fw-mi 200._o nu_fw-la 6._o the_o bishop_n to_o residency_n place_v by_o a_o lay_v hand_n clerk_n in_o prebendary_a or_o parochial_a church_n ordinariis_fw-la penitus_fw-la irrequisitis_fw-la as_o it_o be_v phrased_a in_o matt._n paris_n by_o these_o and_o many_o other_o instance_n of_o the_o like_a nature_n exercise_v by_o our_o king_n it_o appear_v that_o the_o english_a ever_o take_v the_o outward_a policy_n of_o this_o church_n or_o government_n of_o it_o in_o foro_fw-la exteriori_fw-la to_o depend_v on_o the_o king_n and_o therefore_o the_o writ_n of_o summon_v all_o parliament_n express_v the_o call_n of_o they_o to_o be_v pro_fw-la quibusdam_fw-la arduis_fw-la urgentibus_fw-la negotiis_fw-la nos_fw-la statum_fw-la &_o defensionem_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la angliae_fw-la &_o ecclesiae_fw-la anglicanae_n concernentibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o first_o 10._o broâ—k_n tit._n praemunire_n pl._n 10._o a_o subject_n bring_v in_o a_o bull_n of_o excommunication_n against_o another_o subject_n of_o this_o realm_n and_o publish_v it_o to_o the_o lord_n treasurer_n of_o england_n and_o this_o be_v by_o the_o ancient_a common_a law_n of_o england_n adjudge_v treason_n against_o the_o king_n his_o crown_n and_o dignity_n for_o which_o the_o offender_n shall_v have_v be_v draw_v and_o hang_v but_o at_o the_o great_a instance_n of_o the_o chancellor_n and_o treasurer_n he_o only_o abjure_v the_o realm_n king_n edw._n 7._o trin._n 19_o ed._n 3._o fitzh_n quare_fw-la non_fw-la admisit_fw-la pl._n 7._o present_v his_o clerk_n to_o a_o benefice_n within_o the_o province_n of_o york_n who_o be_v refuse_v by_o the_o archbishop_n for_o that_o the_o pope_n by_o way_n of_o provision_n have_v confer_v it_o on_o another_o the_o king_n thereupon_o bring_v a_o quare_fw-la non_fw-la admisit_fw-la the_o archbishop_n to_o it_o plead_v that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v long_a time_n before_o provide_v to_o the_o say_a church_n as_o one_o have_v supreme_a authority_n in_o that_o case_n and_o that_o he_o dare_v not_o nor_o have_v power_n to_o put_v he_o out_o who_o be_v possess_v by_o the_o pope_n bull._n but_o for_o this_o high_a contempt_n against_o the_o king_n his_o crown_n and_o dignity_n in_o refuse_v to_o execute_v his_o sovereign_n command_n against_o the_o pope_n provision_n by_o judgement_n of_o the_o common_a law_n the_o land_n of_o his_o whole_a bishopric_n be_v seize_v
much_o upon_o the_o clergy_n afterward_o though_o the_o king_n and_o temporal_a lord_n oftentimes_o prove_v sturdy_a 362._o matt._n paris_n foe_n 361_o 362._o for_o pope_n gregory_n the_o nine_o an._n d._n 1229._o demand_v a_o ten_o of_o the_o moveable_n both_o of_o the_o lay_v and_o of_o the_o clergy_n to_o which_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o consent_v nolentes_fw-la baronias_fw-la vel_fw-la laicas_fw-la possessiones_fw-la rom._n ecclesiae_fw-la obligare_fw-la but_o the_o clergy_n with_o some_o grumble_n pay_v it_o and_o eleven_o year_n after_o he_o demand_v a_o five_o part_n of_o the_o good_n of_o the_o clergy_n upon_o which_o great_a debate_n be_v take_v 536._o matt._n paris_n an._n 1240._o foe_n 536._o the_o clergy_n appeal_n to_o the_o king_n that_o they_o hold_v their_o barony_n of_o the_o king_n and_o can_v not_o charge_v they_o without_o his_o consent_n that_o have_v before_o give_v a_o ten_o this_o again_o of_o a_o five_o may_v create_v a_o custom_n with_o divers_a other_o weighty_a reason_n but_o all_o will_v not_o do_v for_o the_o king_n be_v not_o against_o it_o and_o the_o archbishop_n for_o his_o private_a end_n beginning_z to_z deposit_v all_o be_v draw_v in_o at_o last_o to_o pay_v which_o occasion_v that_o complaint_n the_o year_n follow_v 549._o id._n foe_o 549._o that_o there_o remain_v not_o so_o much_o treasure_n in_o the_o kingdom_n as_o have_v in_o three_o year_n be_v extort_a from_o it_o the_o vessel_n and_o ornament_n of_o the_o church_n except_v but_o notwithstanding_o that_o reluctancy_n 701._o matt._n paris_n foe_z 549._o 666._o 701._o notwithstanding_o that_o notable_a remonstrance_n prefer_v in_o the_o council_n of_o lion_n an._n d._n 1245._o from_o the_o body_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o heavy_a burden_n the_o nation_n lie_v under_o by_o the_o exaction_n of_o rome_n and_o likewise_o to_o the_o pope_n himself_o the_o year_n follow_v pope_n innocent_a the_o four_o invent_v a_o new_a way_n to_o charge_v every_o religious_a house_n to_o find_v a_o number_n of_o soldier_n yearly_a for_o his_o service_n and_o to_o fight_v for_o the_o church_n militant_a and_o about_o the_o same_o time_n attempt_v also_o ut_fw-la si_fw-la clericus_fw-la extunc_fw-la decederet_fw-la intestatus_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la bonas_fw-la in_o usus_fw-la d._n papae_fw-la converterentur_fw-la that_o be_v the_o pope_n will_v make_v himself_o heir_n or_o executor_n to_o every_o clerk_n that_o shall_v die_v intestate_a and_o not_o long_o after_o it_o be_v that_o he_o receive_v from_o the_o clergy_n eleven_o thousand_o mark_n as_o a_o addition_n to_o six_o thousand_o he_o have_v receive_v the_o year_n before_o and_o then_o and_o from_o that_o time_n the_o pope_n make_v no_o spare_a to_o drain_v and_o exhaust_v the_o english_a clergy_n at_o his_o pleasure_n to_o the_o shameful_a scandal_n of_o the_o holy_a see_v at_o that_o time_n and_o to_o the_o notorious_a ignominy_n poverty_n and_o contempt_n of_o this_o church_n and_o the_o clergy_n thereof_o 1301._o matt._n westm_n flor._n hist_o in_o an._n 1301._o and_o of_o these_o time_n it_o be_v that_o matthew_n westminster_n make_v this_o complaint_n porro_fw-la illis_fw-la diebus_fw-la sal_fw-la terrae_fw-la &_o caput_fw-la vulgi_fw-la in_o magnum_fw-la hydropem_fw-la ceciderunt_fw-la quanto_fw-la enim_fw-la plus_fw-la pecuniam_fw-la humorem_fw-la hauriebant_fw-la tanto_fw-la amplius_fw-la eam_fw-la sitiebant_fw-la sedit_fw-la ergo_fw-la in_o tristitia_fw-la fidelium_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la deducta_fw-la per_fw-la vocales_fw-la tutores_fw-la suos_fw-la miserabiliter_fw-la sub_fw-la tributo_fw-la in_o those_o day_n the_o head_n of_o the_o people_n be_v fall_v into_o a_o dropsy_n which_o the_o more_o money_n it_o suck_v in_o the_o more_o it_o thirst_v after_o more_o therefore_o the_o church_n of_o the_o faithful_a sit_v disconsolate_a be_v by_o her_o governor_n bring_v under_o a_o most_o miserable_a tribute_n and_o servitude_n 163._o an._n d._n 1302._o annal._n of_o ireâ—_n in_o camb._n brit._n foe_o 163._o at_o this_o time_n also_o it_o be_v that_o these_o grievous_a exaction_n reach_v into_o ireland_n record_v in_o the_o annal_n thereof_o that_o the_o ten_o of_o all_o ecclesiastical_a benefice_n in_o england_n and_o ireland_n be_v exact_v by_o pope_n boniface_n the_o eight_o for_o three_o year_n as_o a_o subsidy_n to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n against_o the_o king_n of_o arragon_n neither_o do_v our_o hyperborean_a neighbour_n escape_v scotfree_a in_o this_o deluge_n of_o exaction_n etc._n tho._n walse_v hist_o foe_fw-mi 48._o ypodig_n neust_fw-fr foe_fw-mi 89._o flor._n hist_o in_o ed._n 1._o foe_n 417._o h._n knighton_n coll._n etc._n etc._n pol._n vergil_n fabian_n speed_z etc._n etc._n nay_o no_o less_o there_o will_v satisfy_v the_o pope_n but_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n for_o it_o be_v that_o boniface_n the_o eight_o that_o then_o claim_v the_o whole_a realm_n of_o scotland_n as_o part_v of_o st._n peter_n patrimony_n against_o our_o k._n edward_n the_o first_o and_o send_v his_o bull_n of_o demand_n to_o the_o king_n for_o that_o purpose_n between_o who_o there_o pass_v several_a answer_n and_o reply_v in_o the_o point_n and_o the_o conclusion_n be_v that_o the_o encroach_a pope_n be_v glad_a to_o sit_v down_o worsted_n in_o the_o cause_n the_o transaction_n of_o all_o which_o stand_v register_v among_o the_o tower_n record_n exemplify_v at_o large_a to_o posterity_n by_o walsingham_n matthew_n westminster_n knighton_n and_o more_o brief_o by_o other_o but_o all_o this_o while_n the_o poor_a clergy_n languish_v be_v continual_o peel_v poll_v and_o squeeze_v by_o the_o unlimited_a avarice_n of_o this_o pope_n and_o his_o successor_n empty_v the_o kingdom_n of_o its_o money_n and_o fill_v it_o with_o complaint_n the_o product_n of_o its_o poverty_n chap._n iv_o king_n john_n be_v pension_n the_o troublesome_a reign_n of_o our_o king_n john_n be_v sufficient_o relate_v by_o all_o our_o historian_n in_o who_o strait_n the_o pope_n appear_v sometime_o for_o he_o and_o sometime_o against_o he_o but_o once_o take_v he_o in_o a_o great_a exigence_n 236._o jo._n serres_n hist_o in_o phil._n august_n matt._n paris_n in_o a_o 1213._o foe_n 236._o the_o king_n be_v wrought_v upon_o to_o surrender_v his_o crown_n to_o pandulfus_n the_o pope_n legate_n and_o substitute_n lay_v the_o same_o with_o his_o sceptre_n robe_n sword_n and_o ring_n the_o royal_a ensign_n at_o his_o foot_n subscribe_v also_o as_o be_v say_v to_o a_o charter_n whereby_o he_o surrender_v his_o kingdom_n to_o the_o pope_n and_o profess_v that_o thence_o forward_o he_o will_v hold_v his_o crown_n as_o a_o feudatary_n to_o the_o pope_n and_o pay_v a_o annual_a pension_n or_o tribute_n of_o 1000_o mark_n for_o both_o his_o kingdom_n of_o england_n and_o ireland_n the_o insolent_a behaviour_n of_o the_o legate_n at_o this_o the_o historian_n full_o describe_v which_o i_o listen_v not_o now_o to_o insist_v on_o but_o can_v but_o remember_v that_o matt._n paris_n say_v that_o with_o this_o charter_n and_o 10000_o l._n sterl_n in_o hand_n 237._o id._n foe_o 237._o pandulfus_n go_v triumph_v away_o to_o rome_n but_o then_o when_o or_o how_o long_o after_o this_o yearly_a rent_n or_o tribute_n of_o 1000_o mark_n be_v pay_v our_o writer_n seem_v not_o to_o agree_v though_o all_o concur_v in_o the_o invalidity_n of_o the_o surrender_n 3._o vid._n speed_v chron._n in_o vita_fw-la johan_n rot._n parl._n an._n 40_o ed._n 3._o and_o at_o a_o parliament_n hold_v at_o westm_n an._n 40_o ed._n 3._o the_o chancellor_n than_o bishop_n of_o ely_n declare_v to_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o how_o the_o king_n understand_v that_o the_o pope_n for_o the_o homage_n that_o k._n john_n do_v to_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n for_o the_o realm_n of_o england_n and_o ireland_n and_o for_o the_o tribute_n by_o he_o grant_v mean_v by_o process_n to_o cite_v the_o king_n to_o rome_n to_o answer_v thereunto_o wherein_o the_o king_n require_v their_o advice_n the_o bishop_n for_o themselves_o desire_v respite_n of_o answer_n till_o the_o next_o day_n as_o also_o do_v the_o peer_n and_o commons_o at_o which_o time_n the_o whole_a estate_n come_v together_o and_o by_o common_a consent_n enact_v and_o declare_v that_o forasmuch_o as_o neither_o king_n john_n nor_o any_o other_o king_n can_v bring_v this_o realm_n and_o kingdom_n in_o such_o thraldom_n and_o subjection_n but_o by_o common_a assent_n of_o parliament_n the_o which_o be_v not_o do_v and_o therefore_o that_o which_o he_o do_v be_v against_o his_o oath_n at_o his_o coronation_n beside_o many_o other_o cause_n if_o therefore_o the_o pope_n shall_v attempt_v any_o thing_n against_o the_o king_n by_o process_n or_o other_o matter_n in_o deed_n that_o the_o king_n with_o all_o his_o subject_n shall_v with_o all_o their_o force_n and_o power_n resist_v the_o same_o then_o for_o the_o tribute_n or_o pension_n of_o 1000_o mark_n it_o appear_v to_o have_v be_v sometime_o pay_v with_o intermission_n for_o pope_n honorius_n have_v gratify_v k._n hen._n
guardian_n and_o chief_n without_o frame_v or_o propose_v any_o more_o doubt_n subtlety_n or_o scruple_n with_o all_o this_o contain_v in_o a_o very_a fair_a bull_n the_o delegate_n and_o agent_n return_v home_o and_o the_o guardian_n and_o chief_n of_o the_o order_n in_o pursuance_n thereof_o apply_v themselves_o to_o order_n and_o settle_v these_o matter_n but_o then_o beside_o the_o difference_n that_o arise_v among_o themselves_o when_o ever_o they_o agree_v on_o any_o thing_n those_o friar_n against_o who_o opinion_n it_o be_v carry_v will_v quarrel_v insolent_o at_o it_o and_o will_v be_v so_o far_o from_o yield_a conformity_n that_o they_o do_v not_o spare_v to_o revile_v their_o superior_n call_v they_o fool_n and_o dunce_n for_o no_o better_a understanding_n the_o text_n of_o st._n francis_n his_o rule_n and_o in_o this_o disorder_n they_o continue_v a_o long_a time_n until_o in_o the_o year_n 1323._o in_o the_o time_n of_o pope_n john_n the_o 22._o who_o reside_v at_o avignion_n the_o guardian_n and_o superior_n of_o the_o order_n go_v to_o complain_v once_o more_o to_o his_o holiness_n that_o the_o friar_n will_v not_o obey_v the_o order_n they_o have_v agree_v upon_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o bull_n of_o pope_n clement_n and_o humble_o pray_v his_o holiness_n further_a direction_n and_o aid_v therein_o whereupon_o the_o pope_n send_v summons_n to_o all_o those_o friar_n who_o refuse_v to_o obey_v their_o superior_n decree_n in_o all_o those_o controvert_v point_n that_o they_o shall_v either_o personal_o or_o by_o writing_n certify_v the_o reason_n of_o their_o obstinacy_n and_o when_o these_o be_v come_v in_o the_o pope_n assemble_v all_o his_o cardinal_n in_o conclave_n where_o the_o allegation_n for_o and_o against_o the_o fryer_n disobedience_n be_v all_o canvas_v and_o debate_v at_o large_a and_o many_o offer_n and_o proposal_n make_v for_o a_o final_a conclusion_n of_o all_o but_o nothing_o of_o that_o nature_n be_v accept_v and_o no_o agreement_n there_o be_v like_a to_o be_v except_o the_o pope_n will_v juridical_o and_o open_o and_o plain_o give_v his_o sentence_n in_o the_o case_n and_o thereupon_o the_o pope_n give_v order_n for_o his_o definitive_a bull_n to_o be_v draw_v up_o wherein_o in_o the_o first_o place_n he_o high_o extol_v the_o bull_n of_o his_o predecessor_n the_o pope_n nicholas_n and_o clement_n wonder_v why_o man_n shall_v decline_v the_o import_n and_o â—enor_n of_o they_o and_o then_o for_o himself_o he_o ordain_v and_o declare_v that_o the_o vilitie_n of_o habit_n shall_v be_v measure_v by_o the_o custom_n of_o every_o country_n and_o after_o give_v power_n and_o commission_n to_o the_o guardian_n and_o superior_n of_o the_o order_n as_o do_v pope_n clement_n to_o make_v a_o rule_n for_o the_o longitude_n latitude_n colour_n thickness_n fashion_n substance_n and_o vility_n as_o well_o of_o the_o tunic_n as_o the_o hood_n and_o upon_o all_o other_o circumstance_n accident_n and_o dependence_n upon_o the_o same_o command_v all_o the_o friar_n to_o obey_v the_o rule_n that_o shall_v be_v make_v without_o any_o more_o objection_n argument_n or_o contradiction_n but_o neither_o will_v this_o three_o bull_n do_v the_o business_n for_o man_n esteem_v it_o in_o effect_n no_o more_o than_o what_o have_v be_v order_v before_o without_o any_o fruit_n and_o so_o the_o heat_n and_o dispute_v continue_v among_o the_o friar_n as_o high_a as_o ever_o nay_o some_o spare_v not_o to_o reflect_v on_o the_o pope_n himself_o say_v that_o he_o do_v not_o right_o understand_v the_o point_n in_o controversy_n other_o that_o he_o use_v too_o many_o councillor_n and_o that_o one_o honest_a tailor_n if_o the_o pope_n can_v have_v find_v he_o will_v better_o have_v inform_v how_o to_o stitch_v up_o these_o rent_n than_o the_o whole_a conclave_n and_o the_o great_a scandal_n be_v that_o if_o the_o pope_n the_o vice-deus_a the_o oracle_n of_o truth_n the_o unerring_a head_n the_o infallible_a guide_n can_v not_o settle_v and_o put_v a_o end_n to_o difference_n of_o such_o inferior_a nature_n how_o can_v he_o do_v many_o say_v infallible_o judge_v and_o determine_v in_o matter_n of_o faith_n and_o the_o more_o sublime_a point_n of_o religion_n about_o which_o there_o be_v such_o difference_n in_o the_o world_n but_o at_o last_o these_o heat_n among_o the_o friar_n be_v somewhat_o allay_v and_o cool_v with_o time_n and_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o order_n betake_v thmeselve_n to_o the_o white_a and_o black_a colour_n as_o they_o come_v pure_o from_o the_o beast_n and_o thence_o the_o denomination_n to_o the_o white_a and_o black_a friar_n and_o some_o of_o they_o intermingle_v the_o two_o colour_n and_o make_v a_o three_o and_o from_o they_o come_v the_o grey_a friar_n and_o for_o the_o garment_n and_o hood_n they_o come_v to_o wear_v they_o long_o and_o large_a only_o the_o difference_n about_o the_o sleeve_n be_v never_o yet_o accord_v for_o some_o wear_v straight_o and_o little_a sleeve_n and_o other_o wear_v large_a and_o wide_a for_o some_o convenience_n and_o of_o this_o sort_n be_v that_o friar_n who_o when_o he_o be_v preach_v against_o steal_v have_v all_o the_o time_n a_o goose_n in_o his_o sleeve_n and_o thus_o though_o their_o infallible_a judge_n can_v not_o or_o will_v not_o put_v a_o end_n to_o these_o difference_n among_o his_o own_o creature_n with_o all_o his_o decretal_n and_o extravagant_n as_o those_o bull_n be_v call_v yet_o at_o this_o time_n we_o shall_v here_o to_o they_o all_o put_v a_o finis_fw-la a_o essay_n of_o the_o supremacy_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n within_o his_o majesty_n realm_n and_o dominion_n in_o our_o view_n of_o the_o resplendent_a majesty_n of_o our_o sovereign_a lord_n the_o king_n of_o england_n it_o must_v needs_o fare_v with_o we_o as_o with_o a_o curious_a eye_n that_o look_v on_o the_o sun_n in_o its_o full_a lustre_n thereby_o discover_v its_o own_o weakness_n soon_o than_o the_o nature_n of_o that_o glorious_a body_n be_v dazzle_v if_o it_o gaze_v too_o long_o and_o scorch_v sensum_fw-la excellens_fw-la objectum_fw-la destruit_fw-la sensum_fw-la if_o it_o approach_v too_o near_o such_o a_o refulgent_a and_o disproportion_a object_n and_o therefore_o that_o i_o may_v proceed_v with_o truth_n and_o safety_n in_o this_o affair_n i_o must_v make_v use_n of_o the_o instrument_n of_o law_n and_o the_o screen_n of_o authority_n to_o direct_v and_o defend_v i_o in_o my_o intend_a progress_n therein_o in_o the_o first_o place_n therefore_o we_o be_v to_o know_v that_o the_o king_n of_o england_n have_v two_o capacity_n in_o he_o viz._n one_o as_o a_o natural_a body_n be_v descend_v of_o the_o blood_n royal_a of_o this_o realm_n and_o this_o body_n be_v of_o the_o same_o nature_n with_o his_o subject_n 213._o plough_v comment_fw-fr seig_o barkly_n case_n foe_fw-mi 234._o id._n case_n de_fw-fr duchy_n foe_fw-mi 213._o and_o subject_a to_o infirmity_n death_n and_o the_o like_a the_o other_o as_o a_o politic_a body_n or_o capacity_n so_o call_v because_o it_o be_v frame_v by_o the_o policy_n of_o man_n and_o in_o this_o capacity_n the_o king_n be_v esteem_v to_o be_v immortal_a not_o subject_a to_o infirmity_n death_n nonage_n etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o when_o a_o king_n of_o england_n die_v the_o lawyer_n have_v a_o peculiar_a way_n of_o express_v the_o same_o not_o say_v the_o death_n of_o the_o king_n but_o the_o king_n demise_n roy._n demise_n le_fw-fr roy._n and_o therefore_o in_o respect_n of_o this_o politic_a capacity_n it_o be_v often_o say_v that_o the_o king_n of_o england_n never_o die_v and_o by_o the_o law_n of_o england_n there_o can_v be_v no_o interregnum_fw-la for_o upon_o the_o king_n demise_n his_o lawful_a successor_n be_v ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la king_n without_o any_o essential_a ceremony_n or_o act_n ex_fw-la post_fw-la facto_fw-la to_o be_v do_v for_o the_o coronation_n be_v but_o a_o royal_a ornament_n 11._o calvin_n case_n foe_fw-mi 10_o 11._o and_o solemnisation_n of_o the_o royal_a descent_n but_o no_o part_n of_o the_o title_n and_o all_o this_o may_v be_v collect_v from_o the_o resolution_n of_o all_o the_o judge_n in_o the_o case_n of_o watson_n and_o clark_n seminary_n priest_n who_o with_o other_o 7._o hill_n an._n 1_o jac._n cok._n pl._n coron_n 7._o enter_v into_o treason_n against_o king_n james_n before_o his_o coronation_n so_o king_n henry_n the_o six_o be_v not_o crown_v until_o the_o eight_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o yet_o several_a man_n before_o his_o coronation_n be_v attaint_n of_o treason_n and_o felony_n as_o by_o the_o record_n thereof_o it_o do_v appear_v the_o reason_n and_o cause_n wherefore_o by_o the_o policy_n of_o the_o law_n the_o king_n of_o england_n be_v thus_o a_o body_n politic_a be_v three_o viz._n first_o causa_fw-la masestatis_fw-la the_o king_n can_v give_v or_o take_v 12._o calvin_n case_n foe_fw
imprimatur_fw-la anto._n saunders_n rmo_z in_o christo_fw-la patri_fw-la ac_fw-la d_o no_o d_o not_o gilberto_n archiepisc_a cantuar._n à _fw-la sac_fw-la dom._n septemb_n 24._o exit_fw-la aed_n lambeth_n the_o romish_a horseleech_n or_o a_o impartial_a account_n of_o the_o intolerable_a charge_n of_o popery_n to_o this_o nation_n in_o a_o historical_a remembrance_n of_o some_o of_o those_o prodigious_a sum_n of_o money_n heretofore_o extort_a from_o all_o degree_n during_o the_o exercise_n of_o the_o papal_a power_n here_o to_o which_o be_v annex_v a_o essay_n of_o the_o supremacy_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n quantas_fw-la divitias_fw-la comparavit_fw-la nobis_fw-la haec_fw-la fabula_fw-la christi_fw-la verè_fw-la enim_fw-la hortus_fw-la deliciarum_fw-la papis_fw-la fuit_fw-la tum_fw-la anglia_fw-it &_o puteus_fw-la inexhaustus_fw-la innocent_a 4._o pap._n london_n print_v by_o r.w._n for_o ralph_n smith_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o bible_n in_o the_o piazza_n of_o the_o royal_a exchange_n in_o cornhill_n 1674._o to_o his_o honour_a friend_n a.b._n sir_n when_o you_o and_o myself_o in_o a_o exercise_n of_o friendship_n and_o conversation_n which_o i_o always_o have_v esteem_v no_o small_a felicity_n of_o my_o life_n have_v frequent_o within_o a_o few_o year_n last_o pass_v entertain_v ourselves_o in_o take_v together_o some_o view_n of_o our_o present_a time_n and_o sometime_o again_o make_v a_o retrospect_n to_o the_o time_n of_o our_o forefather_n in_o this_o kingdom_n not_o forget_v also_o that_o sometime_o by_o way_n of_o prospect_n we_o have_v make_v no_o less_o than_o a_o kind_n of_o prophet_n of_o ourselves_o in_o guess_v at_o what_o may_v hereafter_o come_v to_o pass_v among_o we_o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eurip._n eurip._n he_o the_o best_a prophet_n we_o confess_v that_o well_o of_o future_a thing_n can_v guess_v but_o for_o what_o be_v past_a we_o have_v make_v some_o remark_n upon_o those_o vicissitude_n and_o change_n which_o we_o and_o our_o ancestor_n have_v see_v in_o this_o kingdom_n and_o particular_o note_v the_o different_a state_n and_o posture_n of_o the_o same_o we_o conclude_v that_o the_o alteration_n and_o change_n must_v needs_o have_v be_v very_o great_a as_o to_o the_o most_o important_a concern_v of_o the_o nation_n since_o the_o power_n and_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o pope_n of_o rome_n be_v here_o exauctorate_v upon_o which_o as_o i_o remember_v we_o wish_v some_o particular_a account_n of_o the_o state_n and_o habit_n of_o our_o body_n politic_a when_o the_o influence_n from_o rome_n be_v predominant_a over_o it_o and_o that_o as_o well_o in_o reference_n to_o our_o head_n the_o king_n majesty_n as_o also_o to_o the_o member_n the_o people_n wherein_o we_o desire_v serious_o to_o know_v whether_o the_o pope_n power_n be_v prejudicial_a to_o they_o or_o either_o of_o they_o in_o which_o matter_n that_o i_o may_v give_v some_o satisfaction_n to_o you_o and_o myself_o also_o i_o set_v myself_o to_o methodize_v such_o note_n and_o instance_n as_o former_o have_v occur_v to_o i_o first_o touch_v the_o property_n of_o the_o people_n and_o how_o that_o be_v invade_v by_o the_o romish_a practice_n and_o then_o touch_v the_o supremacy_n of_o the_o royal_a majesty_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n and_o how_o that_o be_v eclipse_v by_o the_o interposition_n of_o the_o papal_a power_n and_o now_o i_o have_v put_v these_o collection_n together_o you_o see_v what_o they_o amount_v unto_o i_o confess_v the_o subject_n be_v transcendent_a and_o vast_a and_o not_o to_o be_v measure_v with_o my_o line_n the_o trivial_a controversy_n among_o neighbour_n about_o meum_fw-la and_o tuum_fw-la frequent_o puzzle_v the_o grave_a judge_n but_o for_o the_o fundamental_a arcana_fw-la imperii_fw-la he_o that_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o poise_v they_o shall_v soon_o discover_v the_o weakness_n of_o his_o own_o arm_n than_o their_o weight_n i_o have_v know_v the_o unite_a strenght_n of_o parliament_n put_v to_o puff_v and_o blow_v when_o they_o have_v lift_v at_o they_o but_o as_o the_o divine_n say_v of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n though_o they_o contain_v many_o mystery_n and_o thing_n hard_a to_o be_v understand_v yet_o there_o be_v plain_o and_o clear_o deliver_v in_o they_o so_o much_o as_o be_v sufficient_a to_o make_v man_n good_a christian_n so_o in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o king_n supremacy_n though_o we_o can_v reach_v its_o utmost_a import_n there_o be_v yet_o so_o much_o of_o it_o clear_o discoverable_a as_o be_v sufficient_a to_o make_v all_o englishman_n good_a subject_n and_o as_o to_o that_o i_o have_v entitle_v my_o discourse_n a_o essay_n only_o not_o pretend_v to_o say_v all_o that_o the_o subject_n afford_v and_o have_v travel_v no_o far_o therein_o than_o our_o law_n statute_n authority_n and_o record_n have_v lead_v i_o and_o i_o hope_v that_o thereby_o i_o have_v produce_v demonstration_n sufficient_a that_o our_o sovereign_n be_v invest_v with_o a_o most_o just_a authority_n over_o all_o his_o subject_n and_o in_o all_o cause_n within_o his_o dominion_n and_o then_o see_v that_o veritas_fw-la est_fw-la index_n svi_fw-la &_o obliqui_fw-la it_o follow_v by_o all_o the_o rule_n of_o consequence_n that_o the_o pope_n usurpation_n be_v most_o unjust_a for_o that_o other_o concern_v relate_v to_o the_o people_n property_n i_o take_v that_o task_n at_o first_o to_o have_v be_v much_o the_o easy_a of_o the_o two_o that_o be_v that_o it_o will_v not_o have_v be_v very_o hard_o to_o have_v comprehend_v and_o give_v some_o reasonable_a estimate_n of_o those_o sum_n which_o heretofore_o go_v out_o of_o england_n to_o the_o pope_n and_o court_n of_o rome_n but_o after_o a_o little_a deal_n therein_o i_o strange_o find_v the_o account_n to_o swell_v beyond_o all_o bound_n and_o soon_o experience_v the_o difficulty_n to_o lie_v as_o much_o in_o the_o mutiplicity_n in_o this_o as_o in_o the_o entireness_n in_o the_o other_o this_o grievance_n be_v and_o can_v be_v adequate_o know_v only_o to_o our_o ancestor_n who_o feel_v it_o but_o the_o smart_n be_v not_o as_o yet_o quite_o wear_v off_o of_o their_o posterity_n and_o therefore_o what_o be_v offer_v in_o this_o affair_n i_o have_v think_v fit_a to_o style_v a_o remembrance_n and_o indeed_o it_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v forget_v but_o now_o sir_n i_o may_v possible_o deliver_v a_o sound_a paradox_n that_o though_o it_o be_v conceive_v a_o very_a hard_a thing_n now_o to_o understand_v as_o former_o it_o be_v to_o endure_v and_o once_o think_v more_o hard_a to_o remedy_n all_o the_o mischief_n which_o our_o forefather_n suffer_v from_o the_o papal_a usurpation_n and_o tyranny_n yet_o certain_o the_o cure_n be_v at_o all_o time_n not_o so_o very_o difficult_a to_o have_v be_v effect_v the_o antidote_n be_v as_o near_o as_o the_o poison_n and_o there_o never_o want_v a_o panpharmacon_n which_o if_o due_o apply_v will_v at_o any_o time_n have_v remove_v those_o malignant_a distemper_n that_o invade_v the_o kingdom_n be_v constitution_n and_o that_o be_v in_o a_o word_n the_o execution_n of_o the_o good_a law_n it_o be_v the_o honour_n and_o excellency_n of_o the_o law_n of_o england_n that_o no_o man_n can_v have_v a_o wrong_n or_o damage_n but_o the_o law_n if_o right_o manage_v will_v do_v he_o right_o do_v the_o papal_a power_n usurp_v and_o encroach_v upâ—n_o the_o king_n be_v right_n the_o inherent_a virtue_n of_o the_o common_a law_n declare_v all_o to_o be_v illegal_a and_o void_a do_v the_o romish_a practice_n weaken_v and_o impoverish_v the_o people_n the_o same_o law_n at_o once_o arraign_v and_o damn_v those_o novelty_n and_o grievance_n and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o all_o the_o supervenient_a statute_n run_v but_o as_o declaratory_a of_o the_o old_a law_n case_n vid._n coke_n 5._o râ—p_a cawdry_n case_n the_o law_n indeed_o may_v sometime_o be_v lay_v asleep_o by_o connivance_n or_o manacle_v by_o some_o contrivance_n but_o it_o be_v a_o true_a and_o good_a rule_n dormit_fw-la aliquando_fw-la jus_o moritur_fw-la nunquam_fw-la and_o when_o the_o law_n be_v awaken_v and_o let_v loose_a it_o soon_o discover_v and_o break_v all_o offence_n and_o offender_n the_o incomparable_a spenser_n in_o his_o fairy_n queen_n set_v forth_o one_o sir_n arthegal_a the_o patron_n of_o justice_n attended_z with_o talus_fw-la his_o iron_n man_n the_o executioner_n who_o nothing_o can_v withstand_v pardon_v i_o if_o i_o give_v you_o his_o description_n of_o this_o notable_a officer_n our_o renown_a poet_n relate_v how_o the_o divine_a astraea_n loathe_v to_o sojourn_v long_o among_o wicked_a man_n retire_v to_o heaven_n from_o whence_o at_o first_o she_o come_v but_o when_o she_o part_v hence_o she_o leave_v her_o groom_n 12._o fairy_n queen_n lib._n 5._o canto_n 1._o stanz_n 12._o a_o iron_n man_n which_o do_v on_o she_o attend_v always_o to_o execute_v her_o steadfast_a doom_n and_o will_v he_o with_o arthegall_a to_o
the_o two_o and_o twenty_o 1316._o an._n d._n 1316._o among_o who_o walsingham_n speak_v of_o that_o pope_n say_v thus_o 84._o though_o walsingh_n in_o ed_n 2._o foe_n 84._o summus_n pontifex_fw-la reservavit_fw-la camerae_fw-la fuae_fw-la primos_fw-la fructus_fw-la beneficiorum_fw-la omnium_fw-la in_o anglia_fw-it per_fw-la triennium_fw-la vacantium_fw-la and_o ranulph_n cestrensis_n thus_o johannes_n 22._o 2534._o lib._n 7._o cap._n 42._o in_o h._n knighton_n coll._n foe_o 2534._o beneficiorum_fw-la per_fw-la mortem_fw-la seu_fw-la resignationem_fw-la vacantium_fw-la sive_fw-la per_fw-la translationem_fw-la primos_fw-la fructus_fw-la reservavit_fw-la but_o howsoever_o or_o by_o whosoever_o these_o become_v first_o impose_v after_o the_o pope_n have_v be_v absolute_o and_o thorough_o seize_v of_o they_o than_o they_o claim_v they_o jure_fw-la divino_fw-la by_o example_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n among_o the_o jew_n 18.6_o numb_a 18.6_o who_o have_v ten_o from_o the_o levite_n but_o pol._n vergil_n sing_v another_o note_n in_o the_o place_n above_o refer_v to_o insinuate_v the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o pope_n grandeur_n to_o be_v the_o first_o rise_v of_o they_o and_o that_o this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o fair_a flower_n in_o the_o triple_a crown_n but_o when_o the_o payment_n of_o they_o have_v be_v continue_v some_o competent_a time_n it_o be_v politic_o do_v upon_o any_o question_n to_o assign_v they_o a_o divine_a original_a which_o be_v sure_a to_o satisfy_v such_o as_o use_v to_o take_v the_o pope_n word_n for_o far_o great_a matter_n the_o payment_n of_o these_o with_o other_o great_a sum_n of_o which_o more_o anon_o so_o strange_o impoverish_v the_o kingdom_n that_o notwithstanding_o that_o allegation_n or_o pretence_n of_o divine_a right_n the_o king_n of_o england_n make_v no_o scruple_n sometime_o to_o forbid_v the_o payment_n of_o they_o 3._o 2_o ed._n 3._o claus_n rot._n m._n 4._o 25_o ed._n 3._o 47_o ed._n 3._o as_o k._n ed._n 3._o once_o discharge_v the_o pope_n nuntio_n from_o collect_v the_o first_o fruit_n etc._n etc._n and_o many_o prohibition_n be_v grant_v against_o the_o pope_n collector_n on_o complaint_n make_v by_o the_o grieve_a commons_o in_o parliament_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o several_a collection_n thereof_o make_v by_o the_o lord_n coke_n 2._o coke_n jurisd_v of_o court_n cap._n 14_o stat._n 2_o h._n 4._o cap._n 1._o 1_o ric._n 2._o and_o in_o one_o statute_n make_v to_o remedy_v that_o grievance_n it_o be_v term_v a_o horrible_a mischief_n and_o damnable_a custom_n and_o at_o another_o parliament_n it_o be_v call_v a_o very_a novelty_n but_o herein_o do_v the_o policy_n of_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n notable_o appear_v that_o sometime_o when_o the_o kingdom_n complain_v of_o its_o burden_n and_o the_o king_n in_o some_o exigency_n call_v for_o the_o subject_n aid_n and_o thereupon_o the_o pope_n revenue_n in_o danger_n of_o a_o temporary_a if_o not_o a_o total_a stop_n the_o pope_n will_v in_o such_o a_o juncture_n and_o perhaps_o in_o a_o frolic_a of_o bounty_n concede_fw-la or_o assign_v the_o first_o fruit_n etc._n etc._n for_o some_o time_n to_o the_o king_n as_o for_o one_o year_n or_o more_o as_o the_o occasion_n seem_v to_o require_v and_o in_o particular_a 405._o pol._n vergil_n hist_o lib._n 20._o foe_n 405._o pope_n vrban_n give_v they_o to_o king_n richard_n the_o second_o to_o aid_v he_o against_o charles_n the_o french_a king_n and_o this_o project_n serve_v excellent_o well_o both_o to_o habituate_v the_o people_n to_o payment_n and_o to_o win_v the_o king_n for_o their_o continuance_n to_o who_o they_o may_v be_v thus_o useful_a in_o any_o case_n of_o extremity_n but_o the_o policy_n of_o after_o parliament_n go_v a_o reach_n beyond_o that_o of_o the_o pope_n for_o as_o a_o perpetual_a addition_n to_o the_o revenue_n of_o the_o crown_n they_o be_v by_o a_o statute_n in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o give_v to_o the_o king_n his_o heir_n 3._o stat_n 26_o hen._n 8._o cap._n 3._o and_o successor_n for_o ever_o and_o then_o for_o the_o order_n of_o these_o first_o fruit_n and_o ten_o there_o be_v a_o court_n erect_v an._n 32_o hen._n 8._o 45._o stat._n 32_o hen._n 8._o cap._n 45._o but_o this_o court_n be_v dissolve_v again_o an._n 1_o mariae_fw-la but_o king_n philip_n and_o queen_n mary_n give_v they_o not_o again_o to_o the_o pope_n but_o by_o authority_n of_o parliament_n discharge_v the_o clergy_n thereof_o afterward_o by_o a_o statute_n 4._o stat._n 1_o elâ—z_n 4._o in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n they_o be_v revive_v and_o reduce_v again_o to_o the_o crown_n yet_o be_v the_o court_n never_o restore_v but_o the_o first_o fruit_n and_o ten_o be_v order_v to_o be_v within_o the_o rule_n survey_v and_o government_n of_o the_o court_n of_o exchequer_n and_o a_o new_a office_n and_o officer_n create_v viz._n a_o remembrancer_n of_o the_o first_o fruit_n and_o ten_o of_o the_o clergy_n who_o take_v all_o composition_n for_o they_o and_o make_v out_o process_n against_o such_o as_o pay_v not_o the_o same_o and_o now_o they_o be_v to_o be_v pay_v in_o such_o manner_n as_o be_v direct_v and_o appoint_v in_o and_o by_o the_o say_a statute_n oâ—_n 26_o hen._n 8._o and_o 1_o eliz._n the_o stat._n 26_o hen._n 8._o appoint_v that_o every_o spiritual_a person_n shall_v pay_v or_o secure_v by_o bond_n his_o first_o fruit_n before_o his_o actual_a possession_n of_o his_o benefice_n and_o that_o a_o obligation_n for_o first_o fruit_n shall_v be_v of_o like_a force_n as_o a_o statute_n staple_n and_o that_o no_o more_o shall_v be_v take_v for_o such_o a_o obligation_n than_o eight_o penny_n and_o for_o a_o acquittance_n four_o penny_n and_o if_o any_o person_n shall_v be_v convict_v by_o presentment_n verdict_n confession_n or_o witness_v before_o the_o lord_n chancellor_n or_o other_o commissioner_n to_o have_v enter_v upon_o any_o spiritual_a live_n before_o composition_n or_o payment_n he_o shall_v forfeit_v the_o double_a value_n of_o the_o first_o fruit_n 20._o stat._n 3_o ed._n 6._o cap._n 20._o and_o if_o ten_o be_v due_a shall_v not_o be_v pay_v within_o forty_o day_n after_o demand_v thereof_o make_v by_o the_o bishop_n or_o his_o officer_n and_o thereupon_o certificate_n make_v under_o seal_n of_o the_o bishop_n or_o collector_n the_o party_n make_v default_n shall_v be_v deprive_v ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la of_o that_o one_o dignity_n or_o benefice_n beside_o it_o be_v to_o be_v remember_v 4._o stâ—t_fw-la 1_o eâ—iz_n 4._o that_o vicarage_n not_o exceed_v ten_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la and_o parsonage_n not_o exceed_v ten_o mark_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la shall_v not_o pay_v first_o fruit_n but_o all_o be_v to_o pay_v ten_o then_o for_o the_o valuation_n of_o ecclesiastical_a live_n we_o be_v to_o know_v that_o ancient_o they_o be_v value_v by_o a_o taxation_n book_n make_v an._n 20_o ed._n 1._o 120._o coke_n 4_o instir_v foe_fw-mi 120._o which_o still_o remain_v in_o the_o exchequer_n but_o then_o another_o book_n of_o taxation_n be_v make_v an._n 26_o hen._n 8._o keep_v in_o that_o court_n also_o and_o according_a to_o this_o latter_a taxation_n be_v the_o value_v of_o ecclesiastical_a live_n compute_v for_o the_o payment_n of_o the_o first_o fruit_n and_o ten_o and_o so_o much_o as_o every_o live_n be_v there_o value_v so_o much_o it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o the_o king_n book_n and_o so_o much_o must_v be_v pay_v for_o first_o fruit_n yet_o every_o spiritual_a person_n at_o his_o composition_n and_o enter_v into_o specialty_n to_o pay_v the_o same_o shall_v have_v deduction_n of_o the_o ten_o part_n thereof_o and_o that_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o ten_o as_o shall_v be_v by_o he_o pay_v that_o year_n for_o by_o the_o stat._n 27_o hen._n 8._o 8._o stat._n 27_o hen._n 8._o cap._n 8._o none_o shall_v pay_v ten_o the_o same_o year_n that_o they_o pay_v first_o fruit_n therefore_o they_o be_v deduct_v as_o aforesaid_a the_o way_n now_o of_o composition_n for_o first_o fruit_n be_v for_o the_o parson_n present_v admit_v etc._n etc._n with_o sufficient_a surety_n to_o enter_v into_o four_o bond_n each_o condition_a for_o the_o payment_n of_o the_o four_o part_n of_o the_o first_o fruit_n deduct_v the_o ten_o as_o aforesaid_a the_o first_o bond_n payable_a at_o half_a a_o year_n end_n the_o second_o bond_n at_o a_o twelvemonth_n end_n the_o three_o at_o a_o year_n and_o half_n end_n and_o the_o four_o at_o two_o year_n end_n and_o so_o the_o party_n have_v two_o year_n time_n to_o pay_v the_o first_o fruit_n and_o then_o by_o the_o statute_n of_o 1_o eliz._n cap._n 4._o it_o be_v appoint_v that_o if_o a_o incumbent_n continue_v in_o his_o benefice_n half_a a_o year_n after_o the_o last_o avoidance_n and_o then_o die_v or_o be_v legal_o out_v before_o the_o end_n of_o the_o year_n than_o he_o his_o executor_n administrator_n or_o
scot_n who_o run_v present_o to_o rome_n for_o confirmation_n and_o the_o king_n present_o send_v after_o he_o the_o bishop_n of_o lichfield_n and_o the_o prior_n of_o lanthony_n to_o solicit_v against_o scot_n but_o after_o a_o long_a tug_n and_o expense_n of_o all_o their_o money_n on_o both_o side_n it_o be_v determine_v that_o a_o three_o man_n viz._n richard_n poor_a shall_v have_v the_o bishopric_n after_o the_o death_n of_o stephen_n langton_n maâ—_n matt._n paris_n in_o an._n 1228._o foe_n 350._o 355._o anâ—quit_fw-la brit._n in_o viti_fw-la richard_n maâ—_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n the_o monk_n make_v choice_n of_o walter_n de_fw-fr hempsham_n to_o succeed_v he_o at_o which_o the_o king_n then_o be_v displease_v walter_n haste_v away_o to_o rome_n as_o the_o use_n than_o be_v for_o his_o confirmation_n and_o the_o king_n present_o send_v after_o he_o as_o his_o proctor_n the_o bishop_n of_o coventry_n and_o rochester_n who_o appear_v before_o the_o pope_n complain_v grievous_o of_o the_o misdemeanour_n of_o the_o monk_n in_o make_v choice_n of_o that_o man_n as_o be_v of_o no_o experience_n suitable_a to_o that_o dignity_n but_o of_o mean_a learning_n one_o of_o a_o debauch_a and_o scandalous_a life_n have_v get_v several_a bastard_n upon_o a_o nun_n and_o for_o his_o extraction_n his_o father_n have_v be_v condemn_v and_o hang_v for_o theft_n as_o himself_o have_v also_o deserve_v have_v be_v a_o ringleader_n among_o rebel_n and_o traitor_n but_o all_o this_o will_v not_o satisfy_v the_o pope_n to_o set_v he_o aside_o 34._o polychron_n 1.7_o cap._n 34._o until_o the_o king_n engage_v the_o pope_n shall_v have_v a_o disme_n or_o the_o ten_o part_n of_o all_o the_o movable_a good_n both_o of_o clergy_n and_o laity_n throughout_o england_n and_o ireland_n which_o grant_v the_o election_n of_o walter_n hempsham_n be_v declare_v null_n and_o richard_n wethershed_n promote_v to_o the_o place_n the_o next_o successor_n to_o richard_n wethershed_n be_v edmund_n between_o who_o edmundi_fw-la antic_a brit._n &_o godw._n in_o vita_fw-la edmundi_fw-la and_o the_o monk_n of_o rochester_n a_o great_a contest_v happen_v about_o the_o election_n of_o one_o richard_n wendover_n to_o be_v their_o bishop_n whereupon_o the_o bishop_n go_v to_o rome_n and_o the_o covent_n send_v their_o proctor_n and_o these_o carry_v the_o most_o money_n get_v the_o cause_n and_o edmund_n condemn_v by_o the_o pope_n in_o 1000_o mark_n the_o bishopric_n of_o chichester_n be_v once_o void_a 3._o matt._n paris_n iâ—_n hen._n 3._o the_o canon_n there_o elect_v one_o robert_n passelew_n to_o gratify_v the_o king_n who_o have_v a_o great_a kindness_n for_o the_o man_n but_o other_o stemach_n he_o mean_n be_v make_v at_o rome_n to_o have_v his_o election_n quash_v and_o one_o richard_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr which_o to_o have_v the_o place_n and_o thereupon_o all_o party_n run_v to_o rome_n with_o money_n bribe_n complaint_n and_o recrimination_n all_o which_o be_v hear_v and_o the_o money_n take_v the_o king_n man_n be_v fob_v off_o and_o which_o settle_v in_o the_o see_n the_o story_n be_v at_o large_a in_o matthew_n paris_n and_o a_o multitude_n more_o of_o like_a nature_n may_v here_o be_v exhibit_v but_o these_o shall_v suffice_v with_o this_o averrement_n that_o seldom_o any_o election_n go_v so_o cleverly_o off_o but_o something_o extraordinary_a come_v to_o the_o pope_n beside_o what_o be_v certain_a by_o the_o first_o fruit_n from_o which_o we_o proceed_v to_o payment_n of_o other_o nature_n chap._n iii_o legatine_n levy_n the_o statute_n of_o 25_o henry_n 8._o 21._o stat._n 25_o hen._n 8._o cap._n 21._o provide_v that_o no_o more_o sum_n of_o money_n shall_v be_v pay_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n begin_v with_o recital_n how_o the_o subject_n of_o this_o realm_n have_v for_o many_o year_n be_v great_o decay_v and_o impoverish_v by_o intolerable_a exaction_n of_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n take_v and_o claim_v by_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n call_v the_o pope_n and_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n as_o well_o in_o pension_n censes_n peter-pence_n procuration_n fruit_n suit_n for_o provision_n and_o expedition_n of_o bull_n for_o archbishopric_n and_o bishopric_n and_o for_o delegacy_n and_o rescript_n in_o cause_n of_o contention_n and_o appeal_n jurisdiction_n legantine_n dispensation_n licence_n faculty_n grant_n relaxation_n writ_n of_o perinde_n valere_fw-la rehabilitation_n abolition_n and_o other_o infinite_a sort_n etc._n etc._n as_o the_o word_n of_o the_o statute_n be_v i_o can_v now_o pretend_v to_o enumerate_v or_o specify_v they_o all_o when_o the_o statute_n declare_v they_o to_o be_v infinite_a and_o therefore_o we_o shall_v content_v ourselves_o to_o point_v but_o at_o some_o of_o they_o beginning_n with_o the_o legatine_n levy_n as_o i_o may_v call_v they_o etc._n vid._n matthew_n westm_n flor._n hist_o in_o an._n 1245_o 1246._o etc._n etc._n mart._n paris_n polychron_n etc._n etc._n and_o these_o be_v sum_n of_o money_n exact_v and_o levy_v upon_o the_o king_n subject_n throughout_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n by_o legate_n and_o officer_n for_o that_o purpose_n depute_v by_o the_o pope_n and_o these_o be_v call_v for_o as_o often_o as_o the_o pope_n pretend_v a_o need_n of_o they_o for_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n do_v inculcate_v and_o will_v have_v the_o world_n to_o believe_v 328._o matth._n paris_n an._n 1226._o foe_n 328._o that_o be_v a_o mother_n she_o ought_v to_o be_v relieve_v by_o her_o child_n now_o the_o first_o extraordinary_a contribution_n raise_v for_o the_o pope_n in_o this_o kingdom_n of_o this_o kind_n appear_v to_o have_v be_v about_o the_o year_n 1183._o when_o pope_n lucius_n the_o three_o have_v some_o quarrel_n with_o the_o citizen_n of_o rome_n 622._o rog._n hovedeâ—_n p._n postenor_n foe_n 622._o send_v to_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o postulans_fw-la ab_fw-la co_fw-la &_o à _fw-la clericatu_fw-la angliae_fw-la auxilium_fw-la require_v aid_n from_o he_o and_o his_o clergy_n whereupon_o consuluit_fw-la rex_fw-la episcopos_fw-la suos_fw-la &_o clerum_fw-la angliae_fw-la de_fw-la petitione_n summi_fw-la pontificis_fw-la cui_fw-la episcopi_fw-la &_o cleri_fw-la consuluerunt_fw-la ut_fw-la ipse_fw-la secundum_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la svam_fw-la &_o honorem_fw-la faceret_fw-la auxilium_fw-la d._n papae_fw-la tam_fw-la pro_fw-la seipso_fw-la quam_fw-la pro_fw-la illis_fw-la quia_fw-la tolerabilius_fw-la esset_fw-la &_o plus_fw-la placeret_fw-la eye_v quod_fw-la d._n rex_fw-la si_fw-la vellet_fw-la accepisset_fw-la ab_fw-la eye_n auxilii_fw-la recompensationem_fw-la quam_fw-la si_fw-la permisisset_fw-la nuncios_fw-la d._n papae_fw-la in_o angliam_fw-la venire_fw-la ad_fw-la capiendum_fw-la de_fw-la eye_n auxilium_fw-la quia_fw-la si_fw-la aliter_fw-la fieret_fw-la posset_n verti_fw-la in_o consuetudinem_fw-la ad_fw-la regni_fw-la svi_fw-la detrimentum_fw-la adquievit_fw-la rex_fw-la consilio_fw-la suorum_fw-la &_o fecit_fw-la auxilium_fw-la magnum_fw-la d._n papae_fw-la in_o auro_fw-la &_o argento_fw-la the_o king_n consult_v the_o bishop_n and_o clergy_n about_o the_o pope_n request_n to_o who_o the_o bishop_n and_o clergy_n return_v that_o the_o king_n may_v if_o he_o so_o please_v and_o for_o his_o honour_n send_v aid_n to_o the_o pope_n as_o well_o for_o himself_o as_o for_o they_o because_o it_o will_v be_v more_o tolerable_a and_o more_o acceptable_a to_o they_o for_o his_o majesty_n if_o he_o please_v to_o take_v a_o compensation_n from_o they_o for_o his_o aid_n than_o that_o he_o shall_v permit_v the_o pope_n officer_n to_o come_v into_o england_n to_o receive_v it_o of_o they_o which_o may_v turn_v to_o a_o custom_n detrimental_a to_o the_o kingdom_n to_o this_o counsel_n the_o king_n adhere_v and_o send_v a_o great_a aid_n to_o the_o pope_n in_o gold_n and_o silver_n as_o rog._n hoveden_n have_v at_o large_a relate_v the_o carriage_n of_o that_o business_n in_o which_o several_a passage_n be_v very_o remarkable_a as_o that_o the_o king_n do_v in_o matter_n that_o concern_v the_o pope_n consult_v with_o the_o english_a church_n and_o follow_v their_o advice_n and_o then_o the_o care_n and_o circumspection_n of_o the_o clergy_n to_o avoid_v mischievous_a consequence_n for_o the_o future_a and_o that_o not_o without_o very_o good_a cause_n for_o the_o pope_n be_v so_o prone_a to_o be_v busy_a and_o tamper_n in_o this_o matter_n of_o money_n that_o afterward_o in_o the_o time_n king_n edward_n the_o first_o 2489._o papa_n miâ—it_fw-la bullas_fw-la inhibitatorias_fw-la quod_fw-la nulla_fw-la persona_fw-la ecclesiastica_fw-la daret_fw-la seculari_fw-la personae_fw-la contributionem_fw-la ullam_fw-la absque_fw-la licentia_fw-la specialita_fw-la romana_fw-la curia_fw-la concessa_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la parte_fw-la henry_n de_fw-fr knighton_n coll._n 2489._o he_o prohibit_v the_o clergy_n from_o give_v any_o thing_n to_o the_o king_n without_o his_o leave_n first_o obtain_v and_o that_o under_o pain_n of_o the_o great_a excommunication_n a_o great_a presumption_n this_o but_o without_o any_o considerable_a effect_n to_o the_o purpose_n intend_v but_o notwithwand_v the_o before_o mention_v caution_n the_o pope_n gain_v
3._o by_o his_o menace_a bull_n to_o geoffry_n de_fw-fr lysimaco_n earnest_o demand_v by_o otho_n his_o legate_n all_o the_o arrear_n of_o the_o 1000_o mark_n annual_a rent_n grant_v by_o his_o father_n k._n john_n due_a from_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o papacy_n and_o the_o king_n reign_n who_o thereupon_o pay_v all_o those_o arrear_n amount_v to_o 10000_o mark_n for_o which_o he_o desire_v the_o pope_n allowance_n and_o acquittance_n by_o this_o letter_n doâ—so_fw-it claus_n 10_o h._n 3._o m._n 2d_o doâ—so_fw-it still_o keep_v upon_o the_o file_n dom._n papae_fw-la salutem_fw-la ad_fw-la instantiam_fw-la magistri_fw-la o._n subdiaconi_fw-la &_o capellani_n vestri_fw-la viri_fw-la utique_fw-la prudentis_fw-la &_o merito_fw-la commendabilis_fw-la qui_fw-la ad_fw-la nos_fw-la transmissus_fw-la ex_fw-la parte_fw-la vestra_fw-la requirebat_fw-la à _fw-la nobis_fw-la instanter_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la restare_fw-la à _fw-la tempore_fw-la papatus_fw-la vestri_fw-la credidit_fw-la de_fw-la annuo_fw-la censu_fw-la nostro_fw-la vobis_fw-la debito_fw-la paternitati_fw-la vestrae_fw-la praesentibus_fw-la intimamus_fw-la quod_fw-la venerabili_fw-la patri_fw-la p._n norwic._n episc_n septem_fw-la millia_fw-la quadringentas_fw-la &_o tresdecem_fw-la marcas_fw-la &_o dimidium_fw-la de_fw-la praedicto_fw-la censu_fw-la solvimus_fw-la sicut_fw-la mâ—minit_fw-la ipse_fw-la pariter_fw-la &_o confitetur_fw-la et_fw-la ad_fw-la perficiendum_fw-la octo_fw-la millia_fw-la marcarum_fw-la praedicto_fw-la magistro_fw-la ottoni_fw-la solvi_fw-la fecimus_fw-la quingentas_fw-la quater_fw-la viginti_fw-la &_o sex_n marcas_fw-la &_o dimidium_fw-la et_fw-la praeterea_fw-la mille_fw-la marcas_fw-la tibi_fw-la assignari_fw-la fecimus_fw-la de_fw-fr mille_fw-fr vero_fw-la marcis_fw-la vobis_fw-la satisfecerint_fw-la magister_fw-la stephanus_n de_fw-fr eketon_n &_o magister_n stephanus_n de_fw-fr ducy_n nuncii_fw-la nostri_fw-la sicut_fw-la nobis_fw-la significastis_fw-la et_fw-la sic_fw-la de_fw-fr toto_fw-la tempore_fw-la papatus_fw-la vestri_fw-la plenary_a vobis_fw-la est_fw-la satisfactum_fw-la supplicamus_fw-la igitur_fw-la sanctitati_fw-la vestrae_fw-la quatenus_fw-la nobis_fw-la super_fw-la hoc_fw-la literas_fw-la vestras_fw-la patentes_fw-la dignemini_fw-la destinarâ—_n testae_fw-la meipso_fw-la apud_fw-la westmonast_n 24._o die_v martii_fw-la anno_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la decimo_fw-la a_o even_a reckon_n so_o far_o and_o then_o it_o appear_v that_o in_o the_o 33_o year_n of_o king_n hen._n 3._o pope_n innocent_a the_o four_o in_o the_o six_o year_n of_o his_o papacy_n send_v to_o the_o king_n to_o demand_v this_o 1000_o mark_n due_a for_o that_o year_n lond._n an._n 33_o h_n 3._o in_o turri_n lond._n by_o this_o instrument_n or_o bull_n innocentius_n episcopus_fw-la servus_n servorum_fw-la dei_fw-la charissimo_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la filio_fw-la regi_fw-la anglorum_fw-la illustri_fw-la salutem_fw-la &_o apostolicam_fw-la benedictionem_fw-la excellentiam_fw-la tuam_fw-la affectione_n paterna_fw-la rogamus_fw-la quatenus_fw-la mille_fw-la marcas_fw-la sterlingorum_fw-la quas_fw-la pro_fw-la anno_fw-la praesenti_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la romanae_fw-la nomine_fw-la census_n debes_fw-la dilecto_fw-la filio_fw-la thesaurario_fw-la domus_fw-la militiae_fw-la templi_fw-la london_n solitae_fw-la devotionis_fw-la affectu_fw-la nomine_fw-la nostro_fw-la facias_fw-la assignari_fw-la dat._v lugdun_n 5_o kal._n augusti_n pontificatus_fw-la nostri_fw-la sexto_fw-la dorso_n de_fw-fr censu_fw-la annuo_fw-la dom._n papae_fw-la debito_fw-la but_o whether_o any_o thing_n or_o no_o be_v pay_v upon_o this_o demand_n appear_v not_o but_o by_o the_o liberate_n roll_n it_o appear_v 1._o 31_o h._n 3._o m._n 1._o that_o this_o rend_v due_a for_o the_o 31_o year_n of_o k._n h._n 3._o be_v then_o pay_v to_o the_o treasurer_n of_o the_o temple_n in_o the_o year_n 1276._o pope_n john_n 21._o scent_n such_o another_o bull_n or_o demand_v to_o k._n edw._n 1._o still_o preserve_v among_o the_o tower_n record_n whereby_o he_o demand_v the_o arrear_n of_o this_o annual_a rent_n of_o 1000_o mark_n for_o seven_o year_n then_o last_v pass_v and_o also_o for_o that_o year_n but_o whether_o payment_n be_v make_v according_o there_o remain_v no_o evidence_n and_o when_o or_o how_o much_o be_v afterward_o pay_v upon_o this_o account_n be_v now_o uncertain_a but_o from_o these_o footstep_n thereof_o which_o we_o find_v among_o our_o record_n it_o may_v well_o be_v collect_v that_o the_o pope_n be_v sensible_a of_o the_o defeasibleness_n of_o their_o title_n to_o this_o rent_n dare_v not_o always_o insist_v upon_o it_o but_o sometime_o when_o they_o meet_v with_o a_o easy_a king_n or_o one_o who_o affair_n require_v the_o pope_n countenance_n or_o aid_n then_o they_o will_v put_v on_o a_o demand_n of_o this_o rent_n with_o the_o arrear_n of_o it_o and_o many_o time_n without_o doubt_n be_v gratify_v therein_o but_o then_o with_o wise_a and_o resolute_a king_n they_o have_v the_o discretion_n to_o let_v it_o alone_o and_o so_o by_o continuance_n of_o time_n and_o non-claim_a the_o rent_n come_v at_o last_o to_o be_v extinguish_v chap._n v._o appeal_n appeal_v to_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n be_v another_o way_n of_o draw_v great_a sum_n of_o money_n out_o of_o england_n continual_o thither_o and_o these_o begin_v most_o visible_o in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n stephen_n 1667._o gervas_n dorobern_n coll_v foe_fw-mi 1667._o according_a to_o that_o of_o gervasius_n doroberniensis_n inusitatae_fw-la enim_fw-la erant_fw-la in_o anglia_fw-it appellationes_fw-la usque_fw-la quo_fw-la henricus_fw-la extitit_fw-la wintoniensis_fw-la episcopus_fw-la remember_v also_o by_o hen._n huntingdon_n 395_o hen._n huntingd_v lib._n 8._o â—0_n 395_o who_o tell_v we_o also_o the_o occasion_n relate_v at_o large_a by_o bishop_n godwin_n in_o the_o life_n of_o theobald_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o then_o when_o the_o pope_n have_v taste_v the_o sweet_n of_o the_o gain_n accrue_v this_o way_n all_o encouragement_n be_v give_v to_o appellant_n so_o that_o afterward_o there_o scarce_o happen_v any_o controversy_n of_o value_n but_o one_o party_n or_o other_o will_v present_o appeal_v to_o the_o pope_n and_o court_n of_o rome_n for_o the_o management_n of_o which_o appeal_v it_o be_v necessary_a to_o retain_v proctor_n notary_n advocate_n agent_n solicitor_n and_o many_o other_o officer_n who_o all_o live_n by_o the_o employment_n expect_v always_o to_o be_v well_o pay_v and_o in_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n be_v continual_o resident_a a_o multitude_n of_o officer_n judges_z clark_n scribe_n advocate_n canonist_n civillian_n referendary_n who_o every_o one_o must_v have_v a_o finger_n in_o every_o cause_n bring_v thither_o by_o apppeal_n and_o be_v all_o well_o pay_v and_o bribe_v for_o bull_n breves_fw-la citation_n commission_n sentence_n reference_n expedition_n with_o innumerable_a sort_n of_o process_n issue_v during_o the_o depend_v of_o cause_n which_o be_v never_o speedy_o end_v but_o spin_v out_o to_o the_o utmost_a length_n with_o all_o encouragement_n of_o appellant_n suitor_n bring_v grist_n to_o the_o mill_n and_o as_o long_o as_o any_o money_n flow_v to_o make_v the_o wheel_n go_v and_o as_o these_o appeal_n be_v purchase_v in_o suit_n between_o party_n and_o party_n most_o common_o to_o the_o utter_a undo_n of_o the_o plaintiff_n or_o defendant_n and_o many_o time_n of_o they_o both_o the_o pope_n have_v the_o fineness_n when_o he_o have_v crack_v the_o nut_n to_o take_v the_o kernel_n to_o himself_o and_o to_o give_v one_o shell_n to_o one_o of_o they_o and_o the_o other_o to_o the_o other_o so_o oftentimes_o they_o cause_v a_o far_o great_a mischief_n be_v make_v use_n of_o by_o haughty_a turbulent_a and_o undutiful_a subject_n especial_o churchman_n to_o cross_v and_o oppose_v their_o sovereign_n upon_o every_o or_o any_o pretence_n whatsoever_o witness_v the_o appeal_v of_o anselme_n becket_n the_o monk_n of_o canterbury_n with_o multitudes_z more_o from_o the_o king_n and_o his_o law_n to_o the_o pope_n as_o in_o all_o our_o history_n most_o frequent_o occur_v all_o which_o tend_v only_o to_o carry_v huge_a sum_n to_o rome_n and_o to_o bring_v thence_o no_o less_o mischief_n to_o the_o king_n and_o kingdom_n and_o beside_o this_o multitude_n of_o appeal_n be_v found_v upon_o the_o election_n of_o bishop_n abbot_n prior_n dean_n etc._n etc._n for_o it_o be_v very_o rare_a to_o have_v all_o party_n acquiesce_v in_o a_o election_n but_o incapacity_n simony_n surprise_n or_o some_o irregularity_n will_v be_v pretend_v and_o then_o present_o a_o appeal_n must_v be_v make_v to_o rome_n and_o there_o general_o the_o cause_n determine_v for_o that_o party_n which_o bring_v the_o most_o money_n 259._o venalesque_fw-la manus_fw-la ibi_fw-la fas_fw-la ubi_fw-la plurima_fw-la merces_fw-la act_n &_o mon._n foe_n 259._o as_o once_o john_n hereford_n be_v elect_v abbot_n of_o st._n alban_n monastery_n but_o upon_o some_o dis-satisfaction_n take_v thereat_o reynold_n the_o physician_n and_o nicholas_n a_o monk_n be_v instant_o post_v away_o with_o a_o huge_a bag_n of_o money_n to_o rome_n whereby_o the_o election_n be_v confirm_v upon_o these_o term_n that_o the_o new_a abbot_n shall_v swear_v every_o three_o year_n by_o himself_o or_o some_o other_o to_o visit_v the_o limina_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la in_o rome_n with_o a_o subintelligitur_fw-la that_o he_o shall_v
never_o come_v empty_a hand_v and_o this_o be_v very_o frequent_o enjoin_v to_o other_o in_o such_o or_o the_o like_a case_n now_o for_o the_o particular_n of_o these_o appeal_n i_o can_v produce_v a_o multitude_n of_o instance_n and_o case_n but_o design_v brevity_n i_o have_v rather_o refer_v you_o to_o mat._n paris_n and_o other_o who_o be_v not_o spare_v therein_o i_o shall_v only_o upon_o this_o head_n further_a note_n that_o not_o only_o many_o particular_a person_n be_v ruin_v and_o undo_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o great_a expense_n they_o be_v put_v unto_o upon_o this_o account_n at_o rome_n but_o also_o many_o religious_a house_n and_o covent_n become_v by_o that_o mean_n so_o impoverish_v that_o they_o will_v certain_o have_v be_v utter_o break_v and_o dissolve_v if_o some_o extraordinary_a course_n have_v not_o be_v take_v for_o their_o support_n as_o once_o the_o abbot_n feuâ—â—sham_n par._n 3_o ed._n 1._o m._n 13._o pre_fw-la abbate_n &_o conventu_fw-la de_fw-fr feuâ—â—sham_n and_o covent_n of_o feversham_n be_v great_o indebt_v to_o merchant_n usurer_n and_o other_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o vast_a ex_fw-la ence_n at_o rome_n the_o king_n by_o his_o sovereign_a authority_n to_o preserve_v they_o and_o their_o house_n from_o ruin_n take_v they_o with_o all_o their_o possession_n doge_n fulco_n peyforer_n &_o hamon_n doge_n land_n good_n and_o chattle_n into_o his_o special_a protection_n and_o commit_v they_o to_o the_o management_n of_o certain_a person_n for_o the_o discharge_n of_o their_o debt_n and_o their_o necessary_a support_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o patent_n for_o that_o purpose_n yet_o to_o be_v see_v but_o too_o large_a to_o be_v here_o insert_v feversham_n lambert_n peromb_n in_o feversham_n note_v it_o be_v the_o monk_n of_o this_o abbey_n of_o feversham_n that_o once_o contend_v in_o a_o controversy_n with_o king_n john_n both_o by_o way_n of_o appeal_n to_o rome_n and_o by_o force_n of_o arm_n against_o the_o sheriff_n and_o the_o posse_fw-la comitatus_fw-la but_o have_v the_o ill_a fortune_n to_o be_v worsted_n at_o every_o turn_n the_o like_a protection_n and_o provision_n in_o the_o same_o form_n and_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n be_v grant_v and_o make_v by_o king_n ed._n 1._o to_o the_o abbot_n and_o covent_n of_o bordesley_n and_o bynedon_n and_o also_o to_o the_o prior_n and_o covent_n of_o thornholm_n but_o the_o custody_n of_o they_o their_o land_n and_o good_n be_v grant_v to_o other_o person_n chap._n vi_o dispensation_n dispensation_n 1521._o vid._n centum_fw-la gravamina_fw-la gâ—rm_n an._n d._n 1521._o and_o absolution_n from_o case_n reserve_v and_o faculty_n be_v other_o great_a mean_n of_o draw_v vast_a sum_n of_o money_n hence_o to_o rome_n and_o for_o the_o manage_n and_o dispence_v of_o these_o the_o pope_n have_v their_o minister_n officer_n and_o court_n ready_a to_o make_v out_o and_o grant_v these_o dispensation_n to_o such_o as_o have_v occasion_n or_o to_o who_o it_o will_v be_v a_o convenience_n to_o purchase_v they_o and_o that_o in_o a_o multitude_n of_o case_n as_o to_o dispense_v with_o one_o man_n to_o hold_v two_o bishopric_n or_o a_o plurality_n of_o benefice_n to_o make_v infant_n capable_a of_o benefice_n and_o office_n to_o legitimate_a bastard_n to_o qualify_v person_n to_o marry_v within_o the_o degree_n prohibit_v by_o the_o canon_n or_o by_o god_n law_n to_o lay_v aside_o habit_n of_o profession_n regular_a to_o revert_v to_o a_o secular_a state_n to_o give_v liberty_n to_o live_v without_o rule_n order_n and_o discipline_n which_o have_v be_v enter_v into_o for_o liberty_n not_o to_o keep_v rash_a or_o prejudicial_a oath_n to_o eat_v flesh_n at_o time_n ordinary_o forbid_v to_o wave_v the_o performance_n of_o vow_n to_o rescind_v contract_n marriage_n and_o covenant_n and_o innumerable_a other_o the_o like_a case_n in_o which_o exact_a care_n be_v take_v that_o the_o party_n purchaser_n shall_v be_v serve_v to_o the_o height_n of_o his_o ability_n and_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o dispensation_n king_n henry_n the_o three_o 3._o matt._n paris_n in_o hen._n 3._o swear_v to_o maintain_v magna_fw-la charta_fw-la and_o charta_fw-la de_fw-fr foresta_n with_o other_o liberty_n of_o the_o people_n and_o for_o that_o have_v a_o great_a subsidy_n give_v he_o but_o for_o money_n the_o pope_n dispense_v with_o his_o oath_n and_o then_o he_o will_v perform_v nothing_o simon_n montford_n 471._o id._n an._n 1238._o foe_n 471._o earl_n of_o leicester_n marry_v the_o daughter_n of_o king_n john_n name_v elinor_n who_o be_v profess_v in_o religion_n at_o which_o king_n henry_n the_o three_o and_o other_o be_v offend_v the_o earl_n post_v to_o rome_n and_o there_o effusa_fw-la &_o promissa_fw-la infinita_fw-la pecunia_fw-la as_o the_o historian_n have_v it_o he_o obtain_v of_o the_o pope_n to_o give_v order_n to_o his_o legate_n otho_n to_o give_v sentence_n for_o the_o marriage_n john_n of_o gaunt_n 199._o tho._n walse_v in_o e._n 3._o an._n 1359._o cambd._n an._n eliz._n foe_o 2._o sr._n fr._n bacon_n hist_o hen._n 7._o foe_n 199._o by_o a_o like_a dispensation_n marry_v his_o cousin_n blanch._n king_n hen._n 8._o marry_a his_o brother_n widow_n by_o such_o a_o dispensation_n not_o cheap_o obtain_v for_o a_o noble_a author_n say_v the_o pope_n be_v very_a difficil_n in_o grant_v it_o not_o for_o want_v of_o power_n i_o suppose_v but_o to_o serve_v the_o more_o money_n out_o of_o the_o royal_a purchaser_n it_o be_v pope_n julius_n the_o second_o that_o give_v this_o dispensation_n but_o asterwards_o the_o validity_n of_o the_o marriage_n upon_o such_o a_o dispensation_n be_v question_v as_o be_v direct_o against_o the_o scripture_n pope_n clement_n 7._o at_o the_o instance_n of_o king_n henry_n etc._n hist_o cont._n try_v lib._n 1._o fâ—_n 68_o camb._n speed_v etc._n etc._n send_v cardinal_n campeggio_n into_o england_n frame_v a_o bull_n or_o breve_fw-la to_o dissolve_v the_o king_n marriage_n with_o queen_n catharine_n to_o be_v publish_v when_o some_o few_o proof_n be_v pass_v which_o be_v make_v ready_a and_o to_o give_v liberty_n to_o the_o king_n to_o marry_v another_o but_o afterward_o the_o pope_n conceive_v it_o will_v disgust_v the_o emperor_n who_o be_v katherine_n near_a kinsman_n he_o send_v another_o nuntio_n to_o campeggio_n with_o order_n to_o burn_v the_o bull_n and_o to_o proceed_v slow_o in_o the_o cause_n resolve_v like_o his_o predecessor_n to_o make_v the_o best_a advantage_n he_o can_v of_o the_o plenitude_n of_o his_o power_n but_o the_o king_n perceive_v the_o juggle_n go_v another_o way_n to_o work_v and_o how_o he_o procure_v his_o marriage_n to_o be_v vacate_v our_o history_n and_o record_n testify_v also_o charles_n the_o five_o emperor_n procure_v a_o marriage_n between_o philip_n his_o son_n and_o mary_n queen_n of_o england_n by_o a_o dispensation_n from_o pope_n julius_n the_o three_o because_o they_o be_v ally_v in_o the_o three_o degree_n and_o that_o charles_n himself_o have_v contract_v to_o marry_v she_o when_o he_o be_v under_o age_n eliz._n camb._n annal._n eliz._n and_o after_o her_o death_n king_n philip_n desirous_a to_o keep_v his_o interest_n in_o england_n treat_v serious_o of_o a_o marriage_n with_o queen_n elizabeth_n his_o late_a wife_n sister_n with_o promise_n to_o obtain_v a_o special_a dispensation_n from_o the_o pope_n which_o the_o french_a king_n labour_v secret_o to_o hinder_v but_o the_o queen_n give_v he_o a_o repulse_n by_o virtue_n of_o these_o dispensation_n it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d sr._n edw._n sâ—nds_o earop_n spec._n 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n for_o some_o reason_n of_o state_n marry_v all_o among_o themselves_o so_o continue_v all_o of_o the_o same_o family_n or_o as_o limb_n of_o the_o same_o body_n whereby_o philip_n the_o second_o of_o spain_n may_v have_v call_v the_o archduke_n albert_n both_o brother_n cousin_n nephew_n and_o son_n for_o he_o be_v so_o either_o by_o blood_n or_o affinity_n be_v uncle_n to_o himself_o cousin-german_a to_o his_o father_n husband_n to_o his_o sister_n and_o father_n to_o his_o wife_n and_o it_o so_o happen_v that_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o multitude_n of_o canon_n as_o be_v put_v forth_o by_o divers_a pope_n of_o restriction_n and_o limitation_n very_o few_o princely_a family_n in_o europe_n can_v at_o any_o time_n intermarry_v without_o dispensation_n from_o such_o or_o such_o a_o canon_n and_o then_o let_v the_o pope_n alone_o for_o set_v his_o own_o rate_n and_o price_n upon_o his_o own_o instrument_n as_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n come_v thus_o to_o the_o pope_n upon_o their_o dispensation_n in_o point_n of_o marriage_n so_o frequent_o they_o make_v their_o advantage_n by_o dispense_n with_o promise_n vow_n and_o oath_n how_o king_n henry_n the_o three_o obtain_v a_o dispensation_n about_o magna-charta_a we_o have_v touch_v before_o and_o that_o power_n claim_v and_o exercise_v by_o the_o pope_n make_v
will_v not_o be_v behind_o in_o their_o liberal_a donation_n bequest_n and_o present_n especial_o when_o they_o be_v persuade_v it_o be_v for_o their_o soul_n health_n and_o to_o which_o full_a hand_n will_v contribute_v as_o much_o as_o bare_a foot_n for_o a_o papa_n undique_fw-la nunciatum_fw-la est_fw-la 302._o antiq._n bri_n foe_n 302._o si_fw-la romam_fw-la jubilatum_fw-la veniant_fw-la accepturos_fw-la singulos_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la veniam_fw-la at_o his_o qui_fw-la aut_fw-la valetudine_fw-la aut_fw-la negotiis_fw-la impediti_fw-la ire_n non_fw-la poterant_fw-la fecit_fw-la potestatem_fw-la vota_fw-la pecuniâ—_fw-la redimendi_fw-la as_o the_o provision_n be_v in_o that_o case_n here_o i_o conceive_v it_o will_v not_o be_v impertinent_a to_o make_v a_o little_a inquiry_n into_o the_o original_a use_v and_o end_v of_o these_o jubile_n and_o for_o that_o we_o must_v know_v 38._o platina_n in_o vita_fw-la bonifac._n 8._o polydor._fw-la vergil_n de_fw-fr invent._n â—er_n lib._n 8._o cap._n 1._o lassel_v voyage_n of_o italy_n part_n 2._o foe_n 38._o that_o pope_n boniface_n the_o eight_o in_o some_o imitation_n of_o the_o jewish_a jubilee_n in_o the_o year_n 1300._o institute_v the_o first_o jubilee_n promise_v remission_n of_o all_o their_o sin_n to_o all_o such_o as_o shall_v at_o jubilee_n time_n visit_v the_o limina_fw-la apostolonum_fw-la at_o rome_n lassels_n a_o modern_a traveller_n in_o his_o voyage_n of_o italy_n affirm_v these_o limina_fw-la apostolorum_fw-la to_o be_v some_o step_n about_o the_o high_a altar_n in_o st._n peter_n church_n at_o rome_n and_o this_o pope_n boniface_n ordain_v shall_v be_v observe_v every_o hundred_o year_n at_o which_o solemnity_n there_o be_v such_o a_o confluence_n of_o people_n that_o they_o scarce_o can_v all_o crowd_n into_o the_o city_n after_o that_o clement_n the_o six_o appoint_v the_o jubilee_n to_o be_v celebrate_v every_o fifty_o year_n 160._o an._n d._n 1350._o platin._n in_o vita_fw-la ejus_fw-la vid._n chron._n will._n thorn_n foe_o 2195._o tho._n walfingh_n in_o ed._n 3._o foe_n 160._o that_o all_o man_n may_v be_v in_o compass_n to_o receive_v the_o benefit_n of_o it_o the_o hundred_o year_n jubilee_n like_o the_o ludi_fw-la seculares_fw-la in_o old_a rome_n be_v think_v too_o much_o out_o of_o distance_n for_o many_o that_o may_v thirst_v for_o the_o comfort_n of_o a_o jubilee_n but_o then_o pope_n sixtus_n the_o 4._o out_o of_o compassion_n to_o all_o those_o long_a soul_n appoint_v the_o jubilee_n to_o be_v keep_v every_o five_o and_o twenty_o year_n 1475._o an._n d._n 1475._o and_o begin_v it_o in_o the_o year_n 1475._o but_o last_o pope_n alexander_n the_o 6._o in_o a_o strain_n of_o charity_n beyond_o all_o the_o rest_n and_o to_o accommodate_v all_o that_o shall_v desire_v the_o benefit_n of_o a_o jubilee_n uâ—supra_fw-la polyd._n vergil_n uâ—supra_fw-la to_o save_v the_o charge_n and_o hazard_v of_o journey_v to_o rome_n as_o also_o to_o improve_v the_o profit_n think_v good_a to_o make_v over_o those_o grace_n by_o way_n of_o exchange_n to_o such_o as_o will_v pay_v a_o competent_a rate_n see_v many_o can_v not_o or_o will_v not_o come_v so_o far_o to_o fetch_v they_o and_o in_o his_o time_n the_o jubilee_n fall_v in_o the_o year_n 1500_o be_v the_o 16_o year_n of_o our_o king_n h._n 7._o he_o send_v one_o jasper_n pons_n 199._o lo._n bacon_n hâ—st_n hen._n 7._o foe_n 199._o a_o spaniard_n his_o commissioner_n over_o into_o england_n one_o represent_v to_o have_v be_v better_o choose_v than_o such_o as_o go_v into_o germany_n on_o that_o account_n who_o carry_v the_o business_n with_o some_o prudence_n and_o semblance_n of_o holiness_n insomuch_o as_o he_o levy_v great_a sum_n of_o money_n to_o the_o pope_n use_n and_o with_o little_a scandal_n at_o that_o time_n with_o who_o it_o be_v thouht_v then_o the_o king_n share_v the_o money_n although_o some_o argument_n be_v make_v to_o the_o contrary_a afterward_o by_o a_o letter_n which_o cardinal_n adrian_n the_o king_n pensioner_n write_v to_o the_o king_n from_o rome_n some_o year_n after_o for_o this_o cardinal_n be_v to_o persuade_v the_o pope_n on_o the_o king_n behalf_n to_o expedite_v the_o bull_n of_o dispensation_n for_o the_o marriage_n between_o pr._n henry_n and_o the_o lady_n katherine_n to_o which_o the_o pope_n seem_v somewhat_o difficil_n he_o use_v it_o as_o a_o argument_n of_o the_o king_n merit_n to_o that_o see_v that_o he_o have_v touch_v none_o of_o those_o denier_n that_o pons_n have_v levy_v in_o england_n and_o now_o because_o the_o proceed_n and_o managery_n of_o this_o note_a jubilee_n as_o to_o the_o rate_n and_o sum_n that_o be_v pay_v upon_o the_o distribution_n of_o the_o heavenly_a grace_n as_o they_o call_v it_o in_o that_o manner_n may_v give_v a_o little_a light_n to_o what_o be_v do_v elsewhere_o in_o like_a case_n we_o will_v here_o exemplify_v the_o rate_n thereof_o as_o they_o be_v copy_v out_o of_o a_o old_a roll_n heretofore_o in_o the_o custody_n of_o the_o late_a learned_a sr._n 165._o wever_n fun._n mon._n foe_n 165._o simonds_n d'_fw-fr ewe_n the_o roll_n contain_v the_o article_n of_o the_o bull_n of_o the_o holi_fw-la jubilee_n of_o full_a remissyon_n and_o great_a joy_n grant_v to_o the_o relme_n of_o englond_n wales_n irelond_n and_o garnsey_n according_a to_o the_o true_a meaning_n of_o our_o holy_a fader_n wherein_o be_v declare_v that_o the_o king_n with_o all_o his_o progeny_n all_o archebuschopp_n buschopp_n abbot_n duke_n earl_n baron_n knygte_n sqyre_n gentleman_n yeoman_n cetezin_n and_o all_o other_o chrysten_v peple_n which_o true_o confessyd_v and_o contryte_n shall_v visit_v soche_n chorche_n as_o shall_v be_v assign_v by_o gaspar_n pons_n the_o holi_fw-la fader_n imbassator_fw-la and_o there_o put_v into_o the_o cheste_n soch_fw-fr sum_n of_o money_n as_o be_v here_o follow_v tax_v shall_v have_v the_o same_o indulgence_n pardon_v and_o grace_n with_o remissyon_n of_o all_o sin_v as_o if_o they_o have_v go_v personal_o to_o rome_n in_o the_o year_n of_o grace_n etc._n etc._n and_o then_o after_o some_o preliminary_a article_n about_o order_v of_o the_o business_n come_v this_o the_o tax_n that_o every_o man_n shall_v put_v into_o the_o cheste_n that_o will_v receyve_v the_o great_a grace_n of_o jubeley_n fvr_v every_o man_n and_o woman_n what_o degree_n or_o condition_n or_o state_n soever_o they_o be_v if_o he_o be_v archebuschop_n duk_n or_o other_o dignity_n spiritual_a or_o temporal_a have_v lond_n to_o the_o yearly_a valour_n of_o m_o m._n l._n or_o above_o if_o they_o will_v receyve_v this_o great_a indulgens_fw-la and_o grace_n of_o this_o jubiley_n for_o themselves_o and_o their_o wife_n and_o child_n not_o marry_v shall_v without_o disseyt_n put_v into_o the_o cheste_n ordain_v for_o that_o intent_n of_o true_a and_o lawful_a moni_fw-la iij_o l._n seven_o s._n viij_o d._n also_o every_o man_n and_o woman_n that_o have_v lond_n and_o rent_n to_o the_o year_o value_n of_o m_o l._n must_v pay_v for_o themselves_o and_o wyf_n xl_o s._n item_n all_o those_o that_o have_v lond_n etc._n etc._n to_o the_o year_o valour_n of_o cccc_o l._n must_v pay_v xxuj_o s._n viij_o d._n item_n all_o those_o that_o have_v lond_n etc._n etc._n to_o the_o yearly_a valour_n of_o cc_o l._n must_v pay_v xiij_o s._n four_o d._n item_n all_o those_o that_o have_v lond_n etc._n etc._n to_o the_o yearly_a valour_n of_o c_o l._n must_v pay_v vi_fw-la s._n viij_o d._n item_n all_o those_o that_o have_v lond_n etc._n etc._n to_o the_o yearly_a valour_n of_o xl_o l._n must_v pay_v ij_o s._n vi_o d._n item_n all_o those_o that_o have_v lond_n etc._n etc._n to_o the_o yearly_a valour_n of_o xx_o l._n must_v pay_v xuj_o d._n item_n all_o man_n of_o religion_n have_v lond_n etc._n etc._n to_o the_o yearly_a valour_n of_o mm_o l._n must_v pay_v for_o themselves_o and_o their_o covent_n x_o l._n item_n thos_n that_o have_v lond_n etc._n etc._n to_o the_o yearly_a valour_n of_o m_o l._n must_v pay_v for_o they_o and_o their_o covent_n v_o l._n four_o s._n item_n thos_n that_o have_v lond_n etc._n etc._n to_o the_o yearly_a valour_n of_o ccccc_n l._n must_v pay_v for_o they_o and_o their_o covent_n iij_o l._n vi_o s._n viij_o d._n item_n all_o those_o that_o have_v lond_n etc._n etc._n to_o the_o yearly_a valour_n of_o cc_o l._n must_v pay_v for_o they_o and_o their_o covent_n xx_o s._n item_n thos_n that_o have_v lond_n etc._n etc._n to_o the_o yearly_a valour_n of_o xl_o l._n must_v pay_v for_o they_o and_o their_o covent_n x_o s._n item_n secular_a man_n and_o woman_n that_o have_v lond_n etc._n etc._n to_o the_o yearly_a valour_n of_o xl_o l._n who_o movable_a good_n extendyth_v to_o m_o l._n must_v pay_v for_o themselves_o and_o their_o wyf_n xl_o s._n item_n thos_n who_o good_n movable_a extendyth_n to_o cccc_o l._n must_v pay_v for_o themselves_o and_o wyf_n vi_o s._n viij_o
secundus_fw-la salutem_fw-la &_o apostolicam_fw-la benedictionem_fw-la charissimum_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la filium_fw-la nostrum_fw-la henricum_fw-la angliae_fw-la regem_fw-la illustrem_fw-la quem_fw-la peculiari_fw-la caritate_fw-la complectimur_fw-la aliquo_fw-la insigni_fw-la apostolico_fw-la munere_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la regni_fw-la svi_fw-la primordio_fw-la decorandum_fw-la putantes_fw-la mittimus_fw-la nunc_fw-la ad_fw-la eum_fw-la rosam_fw-la auream_fw-la sancto_fw-la crismate_n delibutam_fw-la &_o odorifico_fw-la musco_fw-la aspersam_fw-la nostrisque_fw-la manibus_fw-la de_fw-la more_o rom._n pontificum_fw-la benedictam_fw-la quam_fw-la ei_fw-la e_fw-la tuâ_fw-la fraternitate_fw-la inter_fw-la missarum_fw-la solemnia_fw-la per_fw-la te_fw-la celebranda_fw-la cum_fw-la ceremoniis_fw-la in_o notula_fw-la alligata_fw-la contentis_fw-la dari_fw-la volumus_fw-la cum_fw-la nostra_fw-la &_o apostolica_fw-la benedictione_n datum_n romae_fw-la apud_fw-la sanctum_fw-la petrum_fw-la sub_fw-la annulo_fw-la piscatoris_fw-la die_fw-la quinto_fw-la aprilis_fw-la anno_fw-la millesimo_fw-la quingentesimo_fw-la decimo_fw-la pontificatus_fw-la nostri_fw-la septimo_fw-la in_o the_o irish_a rebellion_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n eâ—â—zab_n camâ—_n eâ—â—zab_n the_o pope_n as_o a_o token_n of_o favour_n send_v to_o desmond_n a_o principal_a leader_n among_o the_o rebel_n a_o gracious_a agnus_n dei_fw-la and_o a_o hallow_a ring_n â—rom_o his_o own_o finger_n which_o desmond_n wear_v about_o his_o neck_n as_o a_o charm_n or_o preservative_n against_o all_o danger_n but_o his_o traitorous_a confederates_n be_v beat_v and_o disperse_v this_o pitiful_a delude_a favourite_n wander_v a_o long_a time_n in_o the_o wood_n and_o bog_n till_o at_o last_o almost_o starve_v he_o be_v find_v in_o a_o poor_a cattage_n and_o notwithstanding_o his_o defensative_a have_v his_o head_n cut_v off_o by_o a_o common_a soldier_n afterward_o elizâ—b_n speed_z chrone_n in_o elizâ—b_n in_o another_o rebellion_n in_o ireland_n the_o pope_n send_v to_o tir-oen_n the_o grand_a ringleader_n for_o his_o encouragement_n certain_a indulgence_n and_o a_o precious_a plume_n of_o phoenix_n feather_n for_o a_o trophy_n of_o his_o victory_n but_o they_o prove_v but_o icarus_n wing_n whereby_o he_o soar_v the_o high_a to_o get_v the_o more_o miserable_a fall_n sometime_o again_o the_o pope_n 13._o bishop_n carlton_n remem_n cap._n 4._o foe_n 39_o greg._n 13._o out_o of_o good_a husbandry_n reward_n or_o incourage_v his_o creature_n with_o title_n of_o honour_n as_o thomas_n stukley_n a_o arch_a traitor_n to_o queen_n elizabeth_n be_v by_o the_o pope_n create_v marquesse_n of_o lagen_n earl_n of_o wexford_n and_o caterloghe_n viscount_n of_o morough_n and_o baron_n of_o rosse_n all_o famous_a place_n in_o ireland_n and_o it_o be_v the_o pope_n design_n if_o stukeley_n rebellion_n have_v succeed_v companion_n boon_n companion_n to_o have_v make_v his_o son_n james_n boncompagno_n king_n of_o ireland_n chap._n xi_o collection_n collection_n and_o contribution_n set_v on_o foot_n and_o vigorous_o promote_v for_o divers_a purpose_n be_v another_o mean_n of_o drain_n great_a sum_n frequent_o out_o of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o among_o these_o contribution_n for_o relief_n of_o the_o holy_a land_n as_o well_o for_o the_o quantity_n of_o the_o sum_n as_o for_o the_o misimployment_n be_v very_o considerable_a but_o of_o that_o we_o will_v note_v more_o anon_o in_o a_o chapter_n apart_o for_o that_o purpose_n and_o here_o we_o will_v take_v notice_n of_o some_o other_o occasion_n for_o which_o such_o collection_n be_v make_v king_n john_n to_o gratify_v the_o pope_n grant_v licence_n and_o safe_a conduct_n to_o the_o friar_n of_o the_o hospital_n of_o st._n mary_n in_o rome_n to_o preach_v and_o make_v collection_n throughout_o england_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o their_o house_n build_v by_o the_o pope_n as_o appear_v by_o his_o letter_n patent_n 20._o pat._n 15_o johan_n m._n 7._o nu_fw-la 20._o rex_fw-la omnibus_fw-la suis_fw-la fidelibus_fw-la tam_fw-la clericis_fw-la quam_fw-la laicis_fw-la etc._n etc._n salutem_fw-la sciatis_fw-la quod_fw-la concessimus_fw-la fratribus_fw-la hospitalis_n s._n mariae_fw-la in_o saxia_fw-la apud_fw-la romam_fw-la licentiam_fw-la praedicandi_fw-la in_o regno_fw-la nostro_fw-la angliae_fw-la &_o fideliâ—m_fw-la eleemosynas_fw-la caritative_a petendi_fw-la &_o accipiendi_fw-la ad_fw-la sustentationem_fw-la pauperum_fw-la praedicti_fw-la hospitalis_n secundum_fw-la formam_fw-la privilegii_fw-la apostolici_fw-la quod_fw-la inde_fw-la habent_fw-la etc._n etc._n testae_fw-la moipso_fw-la apud_fw-la rading_n 10._o die_fw-la decembris_fw-la anregni_fw-la nostri_fw-la 15._o in_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o first_o some_o counterfeit_a friar_n antonius_fw-la bre._n reg._n 7_o edw._n 1._o in_o turri_n lond._n pro_fw-la fratribuâ—_n s._n antonius_fw-la of_o the_o order_n of_o st._n anthony_n of_o vienna_n wander_v abroad_o and_o collect_v alm_n throughout_o england_n the_o king_n upon_o complaint_n thereof_o issue_v out_o his_o writ_n for_o their_o apprehension_n the_o abbot_n of_o the_o cistercian_n and_o praemonstratensian_a order_n beyond_o the_o sea_n 1._o bundle_n inq._n an._n 26_o ed._n 1._o impose_v subsidy_n aide_n and_o contribution_n on_o the_o monastery_n of_o their_o order_n in_o england_n then_o under_o they_o whereby_o much_o money_n wool_n and_o other_o commodity_n be_v transport_v out_o of_o england_n to_o the_o great_a grievance_n and_o mischief_n of_o the_o kingdom_n king_n edward_n the_o first_o issue_v out_o writ_n to_o all_o the_o sheriff_n of_o england_n to_o inquire_v of_o those_o abuse_n and_o to_o stop_v the_o current_n of_o they_o as_o by_o the_o say_a writ_n still_o preserve_v upon_o record_n it_o do_v appear_v and_o afterward_o to_o stop_v the_o like_a exportation_n of_o money_n and_o good_n for_o they_o will_v not_o be_v bring_v total_o to_o give_v over_o the_o same_o king_n gerendon_n pat._n 27_o ed._n 1._o pro_fw-la abbate_n de_fw-fr gerendon_n by_o his_o special_a writ_n prohibit_v all_o of_o the_o cistercian_n order_n except_o one_o viz._n the_o abbot_n of_o gerendon_n com._n leic._n who_o be_v of_o that_o order_n to_o presume_v to_o go_v beyond_o the_o sea_n on_o that_o account_n so_o the_o abbot_n of_o clunie_n send_v his_o proctor_n into_o england_n to_o demand_v and_o collect_v great_a sum_n of_o money_n from_o the_o monastery_n and_o priory_n of_o their_o order_n here_o and_o on_o all_o ecclesiastical_a person_n on_o who_o they_o have_v confer_v benefice_n without_o the_o king_n licence_n the_o king_n send_v out_o his_o writ_n as_o well_o to_o the_o say_a proctor_n to_o inhibit_v their_o proceed_n as_o also_o to_o the_o warden_n of_o the_o cinque_fw-fr port_n not_o to_o permit_v any_o monk_n of_o that_o order_n or_o any_o other_o servant_n or_o messenger_n to_o pass_v the_o sea_n or_o carry_v over_o any_o money_n without_o his_o special_a licence_n the_o writ_n to_o the_o warden_n of_o the_o 5._o port_n be_v thus_o rex_fw-la dilecto_fw-la &_o fideli_fw-la svo_fw-la roberto_n de_fw-fr burghersh_n custodi_fw-la quinque_fw-la portuum_fw-la suorum_fw-la 14._o claus_n 28_o ed._n 1._o m._n 14._o salutem_fw-la datum_n est_fw-la nobis_fw-la intelligi_fw-la quod_fw-la abbas_n cluniacensis_fw-la quosdam_fw-la ex_fw-la suis_fw-la monachis_fw-la in_o angliam_fw-la specialiter_fw-la destinavit_fw-la ad_fw-la petendum_fw-la &_o levandum_fw-la etc._n etc._n recite_v the_o occasion_n at_o large_a ideo_fw-la vobis_fw-la mandamus_fw-la firmiter_fw-la injungentes_fw-la quod_fw-la nullum_fw-la monachus_fw-la ordinis_fw-la praedicti_fw-la vailettum_n seu_fw-la alium_fw-la nuncium_fw-la quemcunque_fw-la pecuniam_fw-la deferentem_fw-la ad_fw-la part_n transmarinas_fw-la transire_fw-la permittatis_fw-la sine_fw-la nostra_fw-la licentia_fw-la speciali_fw-la testae_fw-la rege_fw-la apud_fw-la blidam_n etc._n etc._n the_o like_a mandate_n go_v out_o afterward_o to_o the_o constable_n of_o dover_n dorso_fw-la claus_n 29_o ed._n 1._o m._n 8._o dorso_fw-la and_o warden_n of_o the_o cinque_fw-fr port_n not_o to_o permit_v any_o canon_n valet_fw-la or_o other_o messenger_n of_o the_o order_n of_o the_o praemonstratense_n to_o carry_v any_o money_n or_o to_o pass_v out_o of_o england_n without_o the_o king_n be_v special_a licence_n as_o be_v do_v before_o for_o clunie_n but_o yet_o so_o prevalent_a be_v these_o beg_a friar_n by_o their_o importunity_n and_o favourer_n that_o the_o monastery_n of_o clunie_n have_v sustain_v great_a loss_n and_o be_v deep_o in_o debt_n as_o be_v suggest_v the_o king_n notwithstanding_o his_o former_a prohibition_n be_v persuade_v to_o grant_v to_o the_o abbot_n thereof_o and_o his_o agent_n to_o come_v and_o collect_v a_o aid_n and_o relief_n from_o all_o the_o cell_n and_o monastery_n here_o subject_a to_o that_o order_n and_o from_o all_o their_o tenant_n within_o his_o dominion_n with_o full_a protection_n and_o encouragement_n so_o to_o do_v cluniacensi_fw-la cl._n 34_o ed._n 1._o pro_fw-la abbate_n cluniacensi_fw-la as_o by_o his_o patent_n for_o that_o purpose_n remain_v upon_o record_n and_o too_o long_o to_o be_v here_o insert_v it_o do_v appear_v and_o upon_o such_o and_o the_o like_a occasion_n it_o be_v that_o sometime_o private_o and_o at_o other_o time_n open_o and_o with_o the_o king_n licence_n collection_n and_o contribution_n be_v fetch_v on_o foot_n and_o carry_v on_o throughout_o
he_o that_o king_n john_n write_v to_o the_o pope_n the_o next_o year_n 214._o matr._n paris_n in_o an._n 1206._o foe_n 214._o quod_fw-la uberiores_fw-la sibi_fw-la fructus_fw-la proveniant_fw-la de_fw-la regno_fw-la angliae_fw-la quam_fw-la de_fw-la omnibus_fw-la regionibus_fw-la citra_fw-la alps_n etc._n etc._n that_o the_o pope_n have_v great_a profit_n out_o of_o england_n than_o all_o other_o country_n on_o this_o side_n the_o alps_n etc._n etc._n nay_o and_o these_o levys_n be_v continue_v sometime_o for_o six_o year_n together_o as_o thorn_n note_n supr_fw-la thorn_n ut_fw-la supr_fw-la wherein_o the_o king_n themselves_o be_v wont_a to_o promote_v the_o business_n by_o be_v indulge_v by_o the_o pope_n to_o go_v snip_n in_o the_o gain_n after_o the_o death_n of_o pope_n clement_n the_o four_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n continue_v void_a two_o year_n and_o ten_o month_n walsingh_n matt._n westm_n foe_fw-mi 352._o contin_n matt._n paris_n foe_fw-mi 976._o tho._n walsingh_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o great_a discord_n and_o potent_a faction_n among_o the_o cardinal_n and_o at_o last_o theobald_n the_o archdeacon_n of_o liege_n who_o have_v be_v comrade_n and_o fellow-soldier_n with_o our_o king_n edw._n 1._o in_o the_o holy_a land_n be_v elect_v and_o take_v the_o name_n of_o gregory_n the_o 10_o whereupon_o be_v make_v these_o verse_n papatum_fw-la munus_fw-la tenet_fw-la archidiaconus_fw-la unus_fw-la 1272._o an._n d._n 1272._o quem_fw-la patrem_fw-la patrum_fw-la fecit_fw-la discordia_fw-la fratrum_fw-la the_o papal_a office_n one_o archdeacon_n take_v who_o father_n of_o father_n brethren_n discord_n make_v king_n edward_n the_o first_o come_v out_o of_o the_o h._n land_n into_o england_n after_o the_o death_n of_o his_o father_n king_n henry_n the_o three_o touch_v at_o rome_n where_o he_o be_v noble_o entertain_v and_o caress_v by_o his_o old_a friend_n this_o then_o pope_n gregory_n the_o 10_o and_o between_o they_o it_o be_v contrive_v to_o raise_v some_o great_a sum_n in_o england_n under_o pretence_n of_o aid_n and_o succour_v for_o the_o holy_a land_n and_o in_o pursuance_n thereof_o a_o special_a nuntio_n be_v send_v from_o the_o pope_n reimundus_n reimundus_n to_o compel_v all_o ecclesiastical_a person_n to_o pay_v two_o year_n dime_n but_o so_o it_o happen_v that_o as_o the_o money_n come_v in_o the_o king_n and_o the_o pope_n collector_n scramble_v for_o it_o but_o the_o pope_n as_o be_v believe_v get_v the_o great_a share_n and_o the_o king_n want_v for_o his_o occasion_n of_o state_n be_v force_v to_o borrow_v several_a sum_n of_o the_o collector_n on_o sufficient_a security_n give_v for_o repayment_n 10._o pat._n 20_o ed._n 1._o m._n 10._o as_o by_o the_o bond_n security_n counter-bond_n and_o acquittance_n upon_o that_o occasion_n still_o extant_a among_o the_o tower_n record_n may_v be_v see_v and_o by_o this_o token_n that_o at_o one_o time_n the_o king_n receive_v of_o the_o pope_n collector_n 100000_o mark_n but_o not_o one_o penny_n as_o i_o can_v learn_v employ_v for_o the_o use_n pretend_v and_o from_o this_o practice_n of_o the_o king_n and_o popesgoing_a sharer_n in_o these_o and_o other_o sum_n get_v from_o the_o people_n when_o discover_v grow_v that_o infamous_a proverb_n 917._o matt._n paris_n in_o an._n 1255._o foe_n 917._o that_o the_o king_n and_o the_o pope_n be_v the_o lion_n and_o the_o wolf_n as_o on_o the_o like_a distaste_a occasion_n these_o satirical_n rhime_n have_v also_o be_v make_v ecclesiae_fw-la navis_fw-la titubat_fw-la regni_fw-la quia_fw-la clavis_fw-la errat_fw-la 1306._o flor._n hist_o an._n 1306._o rex_fw-la papa_n facti_fw-la sunt_fw-la unica_fw-la capa_fw-la hoc_fw-la faciunt_fw-la do_v des_n pilatus_n hic_fw-la alter_fw-la herodes_n the_o church_n ship_n in_o safety_n can_v home_n pass_v when_o the_o chief_a pilot_n once_o mistake_v his_o compass_n when_o king_n and_o pope_n be_v give_v both_o to_o plunder_v one_o pilate_n prove_v the_o other_o herod_n thunder_v which_o trick_n of_o share_v with_o the_o pope_n gall._n arnold_n ferron_n de_fw-mi reb_fw-mi gall._n be_v learn_v by_o the_o french_a king_n of_o we_o but_o some_o of_o they_o grow_v so_o cunning_a at_o last_o as_o to_o put_v all_o that_o be_v raise_v that_o way_n into_o their_o own_o pocket_n and_o so_o outshoot_v the_o pope_n in_o his_o own_o bow_n chap._n fourteen_o croisado_n croisado_n and_o vow_v expedition_n to_o the_o holy_a land_n and_o against_o turk_n and_o infidel_n dispense_v withal_o or_o commute_v be_v another_o trick_n of_o the_o like_a nature_n and_o oftentimes_o bring_v great_a sum_n into_o the_o pope_n exchequer_n for_o it_o be_v observe_v that_o the_o turk_n ever_o war_v against_o the_o christian_n with_o great_a alacrity_n levanâ—_n s._n hen._n blunt_n voyage_n into_o the_o levanâ—_n upon_o a_o belief_n that_o if_o they_o be_v kill_v ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la they_o go_v into_o mahomet_n paradise_n the_o pope_n to_o beat_v the_o turk_n at_o his_o own_o weapon_n will_v oftentimes_o publish_v a_o croisado_n that_o be_v invite_v person_n to_o undertake_v expedition_n against_o the_o infidel_n upon_o promise_n of_o pardon_n of_o all_o their_o sin_n 707._o gapitula_n apud_fw-la gaitintun_n chron_n gervas_n foe_n 1522._o temp._n hen._n 2._o speln_n council_n tom._n 2._o foe_n 117._o rad._n de_fw-fr diceto_n coll._n 707._o quicunque_fw-la clericus_fw-la vel_fw-la laicus_fw-la crucem_fw-la acceperit_fw-la ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la peccatis_fw-la suis_fw-la auctoritate_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o beatorum_fw-la apost_n petri_n &_o pauli_n &_o summi_fw-la pontificis_fw-la liberatus_fw-la est_fw-la &_o absolutus_fw-la as_o be_v declare_v in_o one_o of_o our_o council_n upon_o which_o multitude_n of_o all_o sort_n as_o king_n nobles_z and_o common_a people_n according_a to_o the_o zeal_n and_o persuasion_n of_o those_o time_n will_v vow_v to_o go_v and_o listen_v themselves_o for_o the_o holy_a war_n and_o in_o token_n thereof_o continual_o afterward_o wear_v upon_o their_o back_n crouchback_n crouchback_n the_o sign_n or_o badge_n of_o a_o red_a cross_n as_o be_v to_o fight_v against_o the_o enemy_n of_o christ_n cross_n now_o the_o pope_n be_v god_n lieutenant_n over_o these_o troop_n for_o money_n will_v absolve_v these_o of_o their_o vow_n or_o such_o of_o they_o as_o upon_o second_o thought_n desire_v to_o stay_v at_o home_n 2._o will._n malmâ—â—_n lib._n 4._o cap._n 2._o frequent_o will_v he_o also_o divert_v and_o turn_v their_o arm_n to_o other_o use_n as_o to_o subdue_v the_o albigenses_n waldenses_n and_o many_o other_o of_o the_o pope_n private_a enemy_n 803._o matt._n paris_n in_o an._n 1250._o foe_n 803._o and_o matt._n paris_n tell_v a_o story_n how_o once_o the_o pope_n sell_v these_o cross_a pilgrim_n to_o other_o even_o for_o ready_a money_n as_o the_o jew_n do_v their_o sheep_n and_o their_o dove_n in_o the_o temple_n beside_o when_o some_o great_a expedition_n be_v in_o hand_n and_o great_a contribution_n make_v to_o carry_v on_o the_o war_n the_o pope_n must_v be_v make_v the_o treasurer_n but_o never_o give_v any_o account_n of_o his_o disbursement_n keep_v or_o convert_v all_o or_o most_o of_o the_o money_n to_o his_o own_o use_n also_o in_o absence_n of_o prince_n upon_o those_o expedition_n the_o pope_n and_o their_o officer_n take_v their_o full_a swing_v to_o the_o enrich_n themselves_o beside_o many_o other_o considerable_a advantage_n and_o acquist_n as_o by_o the_o history_n and_o complaint_n of_o christendom_n in_o that_o matter_n most_o full_o and_o at_o large_a it_o do_v appear_v chap._n xv._o ambassador_n agent_n ambassadors_n leaguer_n and_o extraordinary_a proctor_n and_o agent_n constant_o reside_v at_o rome_n with_o their_o retinue_n and_o servant_n maintain_v there_o by_o our_o king_n draw_v as_o constant_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n out_o of_o the_o kingdom_n for_o rome_n be_v the_o seat_n of_o policy_n and_o the_o pope_n make_v themselves_o concern_v and_o busy_a in_o the_o affair_n of_o all_o prince_n these_o take_v it_o as_o it_o be_v indeed_o their_o interest_n to_o have_v continual_o their_o respective_a agent_n and_o ambassador_n there_o to_o solicit_v for_o their_o master_n interest_n to_o oppose_v contrary_a faction_n and_o to_o gain_v intelligence_n and_o for_o these_o and_o the_o like_a purpose_n our_o king_n always_o have_v two_o three_o or_o more_o at_o a_o time_n there_o from_o and_o to_o who_o multitude_n of_o internuntio_n carrier_n and_o messenger_n be_v continual_o post_v and_o run_v with_o letter_n instruction_n and_o dispatch_n all_o occasion_v a_o vast_a expense_n and_o by_o these_o it_o be_v roma_fw-la â—_o ninotismo_fw-la dâ—_n roma_fw-la that_o the_o pope_n be_v court_v and_o caress_v their_o nephew_n cardinal_n patron_n and_o favourite_n bribe_v and_o present_v for_o the_o pope_n be_v never_o without_o their_o creature_n and_o privado_n a_o caesar_n borgia_n a_o donna_n olympia_n or_o some_o such_o like_a who_o must_v be_v effectual_o deal_v withal_o and_o by_o they_o way_n make_v to_o the_o pope_n ear_n and_o savour_n beside_o
the_o ten_o and_o afterward_o pope_n himself_o by_o the_o name_n of_o clement_n the_o seven_o hieronymus_n de_fw-fr nugutiis_fw-la upon_o the_o resignation_n of_o jul._n medici_n enjoy_v it_o many_o year_n and_o such_o prevalence_n have_v the_o pope_n and_o cardinal_n in_o this_o matter_n that_o once_o king_n edw._n 1._o have_v promise_v the_o cardinal-bishop_n of_o sabine_n at_o his_o instance_n to_o present_v one_o nivianus_n a_o italian_a his_o chamberlain_n to_o a_o benefice_n in_o licolnshire_n then_o in_o his_o gift_n by_o the_o death_n of_o another_o italian_a the_o pope_n chaplain_n and_o forget_v his_o promise_n present_v his_o own_o clerk_n thereunto_o but_o be_v reminded_a thereof_o to_o make_v good_a his_o promse_n niviano_n pâ—t_fw-la 5_o e._n 1._o m._n 16._o de_fw-fr praesemation_n pro_fw-la m_o aptonio_n de_fw-fr niviano_n he_o revoke_v his_o first_o presentation_n and_o present_v nivianus_n to_o it_o as_o appear_v by_o his_o patent_n for_o that_o purpose_n still_o preserve_v among_o our_o record_n at_o such_o time_n as_o rubeus_n 540_o mar._n paris_n in_o an._n 1240._o foe_n 540_o and_o ruffinus_n two_o of_o the_o pope_n factor_n be_v very_o busy_a here_o in_o england_n in_o collect_v money_n for_o the_o pope_n one_o mumelinus_n come_v from_o rome_n with_o four_o and_o twenty_o italian_n with_o order_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v admit_v to_o so_o many_o of_o the_o best_a benefice_n that_o shall_v next_o fall_v void_a anno_fw-la mâ—â—t_fw-la pâ—jâ—â—_n codem_fw-la anno_fw-la and_o in_o the_o same_o year_n it_o be_v that_o the_o pope_n make_v agreement_n with_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n that_o if_o they_o will_v effectual_o aid_v he_o against_o frederick_n the_o emperor_n their_o child_n shall_v be_v put_v into_o all_o the_o vacant_a benefice_n in_o england_n and_o thereupon_o order_n be_v send_v to_o edmund_n archbishop_n of_o cant._n the_o bishop_n of_o lincoln_n and_z salisbury_z that_o provision_n shall_v be_v make_v for_o three_o hundred_o roman_n child_n to_o be_v serve_v of_o the_o next_o benefice_n that_o shall_v fall_v unde_fw-la stupor_n magnus_fw-la corda_fw-la haec_fw-la audientium_fw-la occupavit_fw-la timebaturque_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o abyssum_fw-la desperationis_fw-la talia_fw-la audience_n mergeretur_fw-la as_o the_o historian_n have_v it_o but_o this_o make_v such_o a_o impression_n upon_o the_o archbishop_n be_v a_o tender_a man_n to_o see_v the_o church_n in_o that_o manner_n wound_v and_o so_o much_o evil_n in_o his_o day_n that_o he_o dispose_v of_o his_o affair_n and_o retire_v into_o france_n where_o for_o a_o little_a while_o he_o live_v ejus_fw-la godw._n in_o vita_fw-la ejus_fw-la bewail_v the_o deplorable_a state_n of_o his_o country_n and_o of_o grief_n dye_v at_o pontiniac_a chap._n xvii_o priories-alien_n priories-alien_n be_v another_o cause_n or_o mean_n of_o carry_v great_a sum_n for_o a_o long_a time_n out_o of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o these_o be_v of_o this_o original_a viz._n according_a to_o the_o devotion_n of_o the_o time_n many_o foreign_a monastery_n and_o religious_a house_n be_v endow_v with_o possession_n here_o in_o england_n and_o then_o the_o monk_n beyond_o sea_n partly_o to_o propagate_v more_o of_o their_o own_o rule_n and_o order_n and_o partly_o to_o place_v steward_n as_o it_o be_v to_o transmit_v a_o good_a proportion_n of_o the_o rent_n and_o profit_n of_o these_o their_o new_a acquire_v possession_n at_o so_o great_a a_o distance_n will_v either_o by_o themselves_o or_o the_o assistance_n of_o other_o build_v a_o cell_n or_o competent_a and_o convenient_a reception_n for_o some_o small_a covent_n to_o which_o they_o send_v over_o from_o time_n to_o time_n such_o number_n as_o they_o think_v fit_a and_o constitute_v prior_n over_o they_o successive_o as_o occasion_v require_v and_o thereupon_o they_o be_v call_v priories-aliens_a because_o they_o be_v cell_n to_o some_o monastery_n beyond_o the_o sea_n and_o these_o foundation_n become_v frequent_a after_o the_o conquest_n so_o as_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o three_o they_o be_v increase_v to_o the_o number_n of_o one_o hundred_o and_o ten_o in_o england_n with_o some_o proportion_n or_o allowance_n out_o of_o the_o revenue_n of_o these_o the_o prior_n and_o monk_n send_v over_o be_v maintain_v and_o the_o residue_n transmit_v to_o the_o house_n to_o which_o they_o be_v ally_v to_o the_o great_a damage_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o enrich_v of_o stranger_n in_o time_n the_o foundation_n of_o these_o priories-alien_n become_v very_o numerous_a be_v spread_v all_o over_o the_o kingdom_n mon._n lamb._n peram_fw-la of_o kent_n weav_v fun._n mon._n one_o john_n norbury_n erect_v two_o the_o one_o at_o greenwich_n the_o other_o at_o lewsham_n in_o kent_n both_o belong_v to_o the_o abbey_n of_o gaunt_n in_o flanders_n at_o wolston_n in_o warwickeshire_n a_o cell_n wolston_n w._n dugd._n warw._n in_o wolston_n or_o religious_a house_n be_v found_v subordinate_a to_o the_o abbey_n of_o st._n peter_n super_n dinam_n in_o france_n another_o at_o monks-kirby_n in_o the_o same_o county_n 50._o id._n foe_o 50._o found_v by_o geoffrey_n wirce_n of_o little_a britain_n in_o france_n appropriate_v to_o the_o monastery_n of_o angiers_n the_o principal_a city_n of_o anjou_n and_o another_o at_o wotton_n wawen_n in_o the_o same_o county_n 604._o id._n foe_o 604._o a_o cell_n of_o benedictin_a monk_n belong_v to_o conchis_n in_o normandy_n of_o all_o which_o mr._n dugdale_n have_v several_a remark_n of_o antiquity_n at_o hinckley_n in_o leicester-shire_n 134._o burton_n descrip_n of_o leic._n foe_n 134._o a_o priory_n of_o canon_n alien_n be_v found_v by_o robert_n blanchmain_v earl_n of_o leicester_n or_o as_o some_o say_v by_o hugh_n grandmeisnell_n baron_n of_o hinckley_n belong_v to_o the_o abbey_n of_o lira_n in_o normandy_n and_o this_o of_o a_o very_a good_a value_n roger_n de_fw-fr poitiers_n found_v a_o cell_n for_o monks-aliens_a at_o lancaster_n lancast_a cambd._n brit._n in_o lancast_a edward_n the_o confessor_n 362._o id._n in_o glocest_n foe_fw-mi 362._o by_o his_o testament_n assign_v the_o religious_a place_n at_o deochirst_n in_o the_o county_n of_o gloucester_n and_o the_o government_n thereof_o to_o the_o monastery_n of_o st._n denis_n near_o paris_n in_o france_n in_o this_o remarkable_a that_o it_o will_v be_v hard_a to_o give_v another_o instance_n of_o such_o a_o assignation_n before_o the_o norman_a conquest_n king_n henry_n the_o three_o once_o give_v licence_n to_o the_o jew_n 20._o stow_z survey_v in_o broad_v ward_n lindwood_n constit_fw-la lib._n 3._o tit._n 20._o at_o their_o great_a charge_n to_o build_v a_o synagogue_n in_o london_n which_o when_o they_o have_v finish_v he_o order_v shall_v be_v dedicate_v to_o the_o virgin_n mary_n and_o then_o make_v it_o a_o cell_n to_o st._n anthony_n in_o vienna_n and_o near_o unto_o charing-cross_n there_o be_v another_o 495._o stow_z survey_v in_o westm_n foe_fw-mi 495._o annex_v to_o the_o lady_n of_o runciavall_n in_o navarre_n in_o the_o diocese_n of_o pampelone_n found_v in_o the_o fifteen_o year_n of_o king_n edward_n 4._o at_o zion_n 420._o cambd._n in_o midd._n foe_fw-mi 420._o in_o middlesex_n there_o be_v ancient_o a_o monastery_n for_o monks-aliens_a mr._n cambden_n tell_v we_o when_o they_o be_v expulse_v and_o how_o it_o be_v convert_v into_o a_o nunnery_n for_o virgin_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o our_o saviour_n the_o virgin_n mary_n and_o st._n bridget_n of_o zion_n but_o lindwood_n tell_v we_o 20._o lindwoed_a l._n 3._o tit._n 20._o that_o the_o superior_a house_n to_o which_o at_o first_o it_o belong_v not_o mention_v by_o mr._n cambden_n be_v at_o wastena_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o sweden_n of_o the_o rule_n of_o st._n austin_n but_o the_o rich_a of_o all_o for_o annual_a revenue_n 762._o harpsfield_n catalogue_n ae_n l._n rel._n foe_o 762._o be_v that_o which_o yvo_n talbois_n build_v at_o spalding_n in_o lincolnshire_n give_v it_o to_o the_o monk_n of_o angiers_n in_o france_n the_o yearly_a revenue_n whereof_o be_v value_v at_o 878_o l._n 18_o s._n 3_o d._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la instance_n may_v be_v make_v of_o a_o multitude_n more_o of_o the_o like_a foundation_n all_o tend_v to_o carry_v money_n out_o of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o most_o common_o to_o the_o king_n enemy_n beyond_o the_o sea_n which_o mischief_n be_v apprehend_v 128._o rot._n parl._n 50_o e_o 3_o nu_fw-la 128._o and_o great_a complaint_n thereof_o frequent_o make_v in_o parliament_n these_o priories-alien_n become_v oftentimes_o seize_v into_o the_o king_n hand_n and_o the_o revenue_n thereof_o sequester_v to_o the_o king_n use_n and_o then_o restitution_n make_v and_o seizure_n again_o as_o occasion_v require_v until_o the_o four_o year_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o four_o 30._o claus_n 4_o hâ—n_n 4._o nu_fw-la 30._o when_o a_o new_a consideration_n be_v have_v in_o parliament_n about_o these_o priories-alien_n and_o resolve_v that_o all_o shall_v again_o be_v seize_v into_o the_o king_n hand_n
except_v those_o that_o be_v conventual_a and_o thereupon_o summons_n be_v give_v to_o all_o the_o say_a prior_n to_o appear_v on_o the_o octave_n of_o st._n hillary_n at_o westminster_n and_o to_o bring_v with_o they_o all_o their_o charter_n and_o evidence_n whereby_o the_o king_n and_o his_o council_n may_v be_v satisfy_v whether_o they_o have_v be_v priory_n conventual_a time_n out_o of_o mind_n or_o not_o but_o notwithstanding_o this_o act_n and_o that_o the_o former_a seizure_n have_v be_v make_v upon_o this_o ground_n that_o by_o transportation_n of_o the_o revenue_n belong_v to_o these_o english_a cell_n to_o those_o house_n in_o france_n whereunto_o many_o of_o they_o belong_v and_o be_v subordinate_a the_o king_n enemy_n at_o such_o time_n as_o he_o have_v war_n with_o the_o french_a be_v assist_v in_o the_o parl._n hold_v at_o leic._n an._n 2_o henry_n the_o five_o it_o be_v consider_v that_o though_o a_o final_a peace_n may_v afterward_o be_v make_v between_o england_n and_o france_n yet_o the_o carry_v over_o such_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n yearly_a to_o those_o foreign_a monastery_n will_v be_v much_o prejudicial_a to_o this_o kingdom_n and_o the_o people_n thereof_o there_o be_v a_o act_n then_o make_v that_o all_o the_o possession_n in_o england_n belong_v to_o the_o say_a priories-alien_n shall_v thenceforth_o remain_v to_o the_o king_n his_o heir_n and_o successor_n for_o ever_o except_v such_o whereof_o special_a declaration_n be_v then_o make_v to_o the_o contrary_a 9_o rot._n parl._n 2_o hen._n 5._o nu_fw-la 9_o all_o intent_n say_v the_o act_n que_fw-la divine_a service_n en_fw-fr les_fw-fr lieux_fw-fr avantdictz_fw-fr purront_fw-fr pluis_fw-it duement_fw-fr estre_fw-fr fait_fw-fr per_fw-la genti_fw-la anglois_fw-fr en_fw-fr temps_fw-fr avenir_fw-fr que_fw-fr n'ount_n este_fw-la fait_fw-fr devant_fw-fr cest_fw-fr heurs_fw-fr en_fw-fr icelle_v per_fw-mi gent_n francois_n etc._n etc._n intimate_v the_o mis-imployment_n of_o the_o same_o and_o so_o from_o thenceforth_o our_o king_n dispose_v of_o these_o priories-alien_n and_o all_o their_o revenue_n arise_v hence_o in_o such_o manner_n as_o they_o think_v most_o conducible_a to_o the_o good_a and_o ease_v of_o themselves_o and_o the_o people_n which_o act_n of_o state_n prove_v a_o praeludium_n to_o the_o dissolution_n which_o befall_v the_o entire_a english_a monastery_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o chap._n xviii_o knight_n templar_n and_o hospitaller_n the_o order_n of_o the_o knight_n templar_n and_o hospitaller_n be_v also_o possess_v of_o large_a revenue_n and_o land_n here_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o profit_n whereof_o be_v transport_v away_o and_o spend_v out_o of_o the_o kingdom_n for_o the_o original_a rule_n and_o nature_n of_o these_o order_n several_a have_v collect_v and_o exhibit_v they_o particular_o mr._n dugdale_n 2._o w._n dâ—gd_v hist_o of_o warw._n foe_o 704_o an._n 1_o ed._n 2._o to_o who_o those_o that_o will_v be_v satisfy_v therein_o be_v refer_v for_o our_o purpose_n let_v it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o note_v that_o in_o the_o year_n 1307._o by_o the_o king_n be_v special_a command_n 2531_o hen._n d'knighton_a coll_n 2531_o and_o a_o bull_n from_o the_o pope_n the_o templar_n be_v general_o throughout_o the_o kingdom_n lay_v hold_v on_o and_o cast_v into_o prison_n and_o all_o their_o possession_n seize_v into_o the_o king_n hand_n 1311._o th._n walsingh_n hist_o foe_fw-mi 73._o an._n d._n 1311._o the_o crime_n object_v against_o they_o be_v very_o heinous_a contain_v in_o divers_a article_n but_o whether_o true_a or_o false_a we_o will_v not_o now_o examine_v and_o it_o be_v not_o long_o after_o that_o the_o whole_a order_n be_v condemn_v and_o suppress_v in_o a_o general_n council_n at_o vienna_n under_o pope_n clement_n the_o five_o and_o their_o possession_n give_v to_o the_o knight_n hospitaller_n who_o enjoy_v the_o same_o here_o till_o the_o 32._o year_n of_o king_n hen._n 24._o stat._n 32_o h._n 8â—_n cap._n 24._o 8._o when_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n be_v make_v recite_v that_o divers_a of_o the_o king_n subject_n call_v knight_n of_o st._n john_n of_o jerusalem_n abide_v beyond_o the_o sea_n receive_v yearly_a out_o of_o this_o realm_n great_a sum_n of_o money_n have_v unnatural_o and_o contrary_a to_o the_o duty_n of_o their_o allegiance_n substain_v and_o maintain_v the_o usurp_a power_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n late_o use_v and_o practise_v within_o this_o realm_n he_o the_o say_a bishop_n be_v common_a enemy_n to_o the_o king_n our_o sovereign_a lord_n and_o this_o his_o realm_n and_o consider_v that_o it_o be_v better_a that_o the_o possession_n in_o this_o realm_n belong_v to_o such_o as_o adhere_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n shall_v be_v employ_v and_o spend_v within_o this_o realm_n for_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o same_o than_o convert_v to_o and_o among_o such_o unnatural_a subject_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v enact_v that_o the_o say_a corporation_n of_o knight_n hospitaller_n within_o his_o majesty_n dominion_n shall_v be_v utter_o dissolve_v and_o that_o the_o king_n his_o heir_n etc._n etc._n shall_v have_v all_o their_o manor_n land_n etc._n etc._n and_o so_o the_o kingdom_n be_v free_v of_o that_o mischief_n which_o their_o transport_v so_o much_o money_n yearly_o out_o of_o it_o have_v occasion_v queen_n mary_n a_o princess_n more_o zealous_a than_o wise_a or_o politic_a make_v some_o attempt_n to_o restore_v the_o convent_v dissolve_v by_o her_o father_n 30â—_n sand._n the_o schism_n lib._n 2._o foe_n 30â—_n and_o brother_n particular_o reinstating_a the_o benedictines_n at_o westminster_n the_o carthusian_n at_o shine_v the_o brigettean_n at_o zion_n the_o dominican_n at_o smithfield_n in_o london_n a_o sort_n of_o franciscan_n heretofore_o zealous_a for_o the_o legality_n of_o her_o mother_n marriage_n at_o greenwich_n and_o the_o hospitaller_n of_o st._n john_n of_o jerusalem_n in_o clarkenwell_n but_o her_o example_n be_v not_o follow_v by_o any_o of_o the_o nobility_n or_o other_o who_o have_v incorporate_v any_o of_o the_o abbey_n land_n into_o their_o estate_n but_o the_o queen_n restore_v only_o what_o remain_v in_o the_o crown_n un-aliened_n from_o the_o same_o but_o yet_o such_o a_o beginning_n of_o she_o give_v a_o shrewd_a alarm_n to_o all_o the_o rest_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v attaque_v in_o convenient_a time_n with_o some_o act_n of_o resumption_n which_o will_v compel_v they_o to_o refund_v and_o that_o the_o rather_o because_o cardinal_n pool_n in_o that_o act_n in_o this_o queen_n reign_n to_o secure_v the_o abbey_n land_n to_o the_o then_o owner_n without_o a_o formal_a pass_n whereof_o to_o quiet_v at_o present_a so_o many_o person_n concern_v popery_n will_v not_o so_o easy_o have_v be_v restore_v at_o that_o time_n will_v not_o absolve_v their_o conscience_n from_o restitution_n but_o only_o make_v as_o it_o be_v a_o temporary_a palliate_v cure_n the_o church_n of_o rome_n but_o suspend_v that_o power_n which_o in_o due_a time_n be_v to_o be_v put_v in_o execution_n but_o for_o our_o hospitaller_n as_o i_o say_v before_o they_o be_v with_o some_o other_o restore_v and_o place_v in_o their_o shatter_v mansion_n in_o clarkenwell_n 483._o stow._n survey_v foe_n 483._o sir_n thomas_n tresham_n be_v make_v the_o prior_n of_o the_o order_n but_o the_o short_a reign_n of_o that_o queen_n prevent_v further_a restitution_n and_o queen_n elizabeth_n come_v to_o the_o crown_n permit_v all_o thing_n to_o remain_v for_o some_o time_n as_o she_o find_v they_o so_o that_o at_o her_o first_o parliament_n she_o send_v writ_n to_o the_o lo._n prior_n tresham_n and_o abbot_n fecknam_n to_o appear_v as_o baron_n therein_o but_o they_o be_v scarce_o warm_a in_o their_o seat_n but_o they_o with_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o late_o restore_v order_n be_v once_o again_o dissolve_v and_o the_o kingdom_n be_v fear_n of_o refund_v and_o resumption_n for_o that_o time_n cure_v with_o addition_n of_o hope_n never_o to_o be_v so_o fright_v again_o as_o ally_n and_o successor_n to_o these_o knight_n templar_n and_o hospitaller_n it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o something_o to_o note_v of_o the_o knight_n of_o malta_n how_o they_o be_v first_o expulse_v out_o of_o the_o holy_a land_n and_o then_o out_o of_o rhodes_n by_o the_o turk_n how_o afterward_o they_o seat_v at_o nice_a and_o syracuse_n successive_o and_o at_o last_o settle_v in_o the_o island_n malta_n where_o now_o they_o be_v we_o refer_v those_o that_o will_v be_v satisfy_v therein_o to_o the_o historian_n and_o traveller_n that_o have_v take_v notice_n of_o they_o 303._o gro._n sandy_v trau._n lib._n 4._o foe_n 229._o travel_n of_o jo._n ray._n foe_o 303._o but_o we_o be_v inform_v by_o our_o late_a traveller_n that_o now_o in_o the_o city_n of_o valetta_n in_o malta_n they_o have_v alberges_n hall_n or_o seminary_n of_o the_o eight_o several_a nation_n of_o the_o order_n
which_o be_v the_o french_a italian_n german_n english_a provençal_n auvergnois_fw-fr castilian_n and_o arragonian_a these_o albergs_n be_v building_n like_o college_n and_o the_o signior_n of_o each_o nation_n be_v superior_a of_o the_o alberg_n grand_a prior_n of_o his_o nation_n of_o the_o grand_fw-mi croce_n as_o they_o call_v it_o and_o of_o the_o privy_a council_n of_o the_o great_a master_n among_o these_o there_o be_v a_o alberg_n or_o a_o apartment_n for_o the_o english_a nation_n or_o rather_o a_o piece_n of_o ground_n enclose_v with_o the_o foundation_n of_o a_o alberg_n the_o wall_n be_v not_o quite_o rear_v up_o this_o stand_v now_o void_a for_o want_v of_o english_a to_o stock_n it_o some_o of_o the_o citizen_n will_v have_v buy_v the_o ground_n to_o have_v build_v upon_o but_o the_o grand_a master_n and_o council_n will_v not_o sell_v it_o expect_v that_o one_o day_n the_o english_a nation_n will_v be_v reduce_v again_o to_o the_o obedience_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n and_o then_o it_o will_v be_v finish_v and_o replenish_v with_o such_o for_o who_o it_o be_v first_o design_v in_o the_o time_n of_o mr._n sand_n be_v there_o a_o irishman_n live_v in_o naples_n and_o receive_v a_o large_a pension_n from_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n bear_v the_o title_n of_o grand_a prior_n for_o the_o english_a but_o who_o have_v since_o succeed_v in_o that_o office_n i_o have_v not_o think_v it_o very_o necessary_a to_o inquire_v and_o in_o like_a manner_n as_o we_o be_v inform_v the_o other_o dissolve_v order_n especial_o those_o as_o be_v of_o great_a note_n and_o most_o rich_o endow_v still_o keep_v up_o and_o continue_v their_o succession_n as_o well_o as_o they_o can_v with_o rental_n and_o particular_n of_o the_o possession_n of_o their_o respective_a house_n in_o hope_n they_o will_v revert_v once_o again_o to_o their_o former_a use_n chap._n xix_o election_n of_o pope_n and_o cardinal_n the_o election_n and_o make_v of_o pope_n and_o cardinal_n be_v another_o way_n of_o carry_v great_a sum_n frequent_o out_o of_o england_n to_o rome_n and_o that_o upon_o this_o account_n the_o pope_n be_v both_o a_o spiritual_a monarch_n and_o a_o temporal_a prince_n it_o can_v not_o otherwise_o be_v but_o by_o that_o sway_n which_o he_o bear_v in_o the_o conscience_n of_o such_o as_o own_v his_o authority_n he_o come_v to_o have_v a_o great_a influence_n over_o all_o the_o state_n affair_n of_o christendom_n beside_o his_o challenge_v a_o power_n to_o depose_v king_n absolve_v subject_n of_o their_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n dispense_v with_o vow_n and_o oath_n and_o dispose_v of_o kingdom_n and_o state_n as_o he_o please_v and_o then_o the_o king_n and_o state_n of_o europe_n act_v according_o to_o their_o respective_a rule_n of_o state_n and_o policy_n there_o continual_o happen_v a_o reciprocation_n and_o recurrence_n of_o treaty_n league_n alliance_n quarrel_n and_o war_n among_o they_o and_o the_o popedom_n be_v elective_a all_o those_o prince_n and_o state_n among_o who_o our_o king_n have_v their_o proper_a concern_v make_v it_o their_o interest_n and_o utmost_a endeavour_n in_o a_o vacancy_n to_o procure_v the_o promotion_n of_o such_o a_o one_o to_o that_o see_v as_o may_v be_v favourable_a or_o at_o least_o not_o noxious_a to_o their_o interest_n and_o design_n and_o hence_o all_o the_o subtle_a contrivance_n the_o secret_a cabal_n sometime_o the_o twist_a and_o at_o other_o time_n the_o unravel_v of_o interest_n and_o faction_n the_o canvas_n of_o party_n the_o buy_n of_o vote_n the_o purchase_n of_o intelligence_n the_o bribe_v of_o officer_n and_o any_o thing_n or_o every_o thing_n that_o money_n will_v do_v must_v be_v set_v on_o foot_n and_o carry_v on_o with_o utmost_a vigour_n cost_n and_o pain_n at_o such_o a_o time_n and_o occasion_n rome_n become_v throng_v with_o ambassador_n and_o agent_n with_o their_o guard_n and_o retinue_n from_o all_o quarter_n and_o all_o at_o a_o vast_a expense_n watch_v labour_a and_o sweat_v every_o one_o for_o his_o master_n business_n whilst_o the_o road_n be_v pester_v with_o messenger_n currier_n and_o post_n carry_v and_o recarrying_a of_o news_n intelligence_n and_o instruction_n then_o by_o reason_n of_o all_o this_o pack_v and_o canvas_v it_o often_o happen_v that_o the_o conclave_n can_v agree_v in_o many_o month_n though_o general_o those_o prince_n who_o have_v be_v most_o liberal_a have_v have_v their_o turn_n serve_v and_o many_o time_n again_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o fierce_a opposition_n and_o difficulty_n the_o cardinal_n not_o to_o disgust_v the_o contend_a faction_n be_v fain_o to_o pitch_v upon_o some_o heavy_a old_a overgrow_a man_n who_o be_v likely_a to_o do_v neither_o hurt_n nor_o good_a or_o at_o least_o not_o long_o and_o sometime_o again_o the_o conclave_n become_v so_o divide_v and_o rend_v that_o one_o part_n of_o they_o choose_v a_o pope_n and_o another_o part_n a_o antipope_n and_o when_o these_o with_o their_o partisan_n have_v for_o some_o time_n scuffle_v tug_v and_o fight_v for_o it_o in_o come_v a_o three_o dog_n and_o catch_v the_o hare_n from_o they_o both_o and_o sometime_o three_o pope_n have_v be_v up_o and_o in_o play_n at_o one_o time_n in_o this_o hurly-burly_n st._n peter_n chair_n be_v overturn_v and_o break_v in_o piece_n one_o pope_n snatch_v up_o part_n of_o it_o and_o run_v into_o germany_n another_o scramble_v for_o another_o part_n and_o run_v with_o it_o into_o france_n whilst_o another_o piece_n up_o the_o remain_a shiver_n and_o seat_n himself_o at_o rome_n present_o the_o world_n be_v fill_v with_o complaint_n remonstrance_n and_o manifesto_n the_o emperor_n storm_n and_o say_v his_o man_n have_v foul_a play_n and_o that_o his_o imperial_a eagle_n shall_v fly_v his_o utmost_a pitch_n to_o do_v he_o right_o the_o surly_a spaniard_n grumble_v and_o protest_v he_o will_v hazard_v all_o his_o indies_n before_o his_o creature_n shall_v be_v so_o baffle_v and_o the_o french_a king_n swear_v that_o all_o his_o flower_n de_fw-fr lis_n shall_v wither_v before_o his_o confident_a shall_v be_v root_v out_o neither_o be_v our_o king_n of_o england_n only_a looker_n on_o whilst_o this_o game_n be_v in_o play_v but_o either_o their_o arm_n or_o their_o money_n must_v be_v lay_v to_o stake_v on_o one_o side_n in_o this_o battle-royal_a after_o many_o encounter_n and_o rencounter_n the_o weak_a though_o not_o always_o the_o worst_a most_o common_o go_v to_o the_o wall_n one_o of_o they_o perhaps_o send_v out_o of_o the_o world_n with_o a_o fig_n or_o a_o potion_n another_o entrap_v and_o throw_v into_o a_o dungeon_n whilst_o the_o three_o for_o a_o few_o month_n or_o it_o may_v be_v year_n strut_v up_o and_o down_o clap_v his_o wing_n and_o crow_n as_o victor_n and_o then_o go_v himself_o to_o the_o pot_n and_o leave_v the_o pit_n for_o other_o combatant_n and_o the_o spectator_n to_o their_o expectation_n of_o more_o sport_n of_o this_o sort_n bellarmine_n reckon_v up_o six_o and_o twenty_o schism_n in_o the_o roman_a church_n but_o onuphrius_n a_o more_o exact_a accountant_n 7._o onuphr_fw-ge in_o vita_fw-la clem._n 7._o reckon_v up_o thirty_o whereof_o some_o last_v ten_o some_o twenty_o and_o one_o fifty_o year_n the_o contemplation_n whereof_o have_v cause_v some_o to_o make_v a_o very_a shrewd_a objection_n against_o the_o perfect_a unity_n complete_a succession_n and_o divine_a infallibility_n so_o much_o boast_v of_o in_o that_o church_n i_o may_v and_o can_v easy_o here_o make_v particular_a instance_n of_o all_o these_o famous_a bicker_n scuffle_n and_o counterscuffle_n but_o the_o same_o be_v obvious_a to_o all_o that_o converse_v with_o book_n church_n dr._n stilling-fleet_n of_o the_o division_n of_o the_o rom._n church_n and_o something_o have_v be_v late_o worthy_o do_v to_o that_o purpose_n and_o it_o be_v a_o parergon_n to_o the_o drift_n of_o these_o paper_n we_o will_v no_o further_o engage_v in_o these_o quarrel_n than_o to_o note_v that_o they_o be_v cause_n for_o the_o reason_n aforesaid_a of_o great_a expense_n to_o our_o english_a king_n when_o they_o think_v it_o their_o interest_n to_o have_v a_o friend_n seat_v in_o the_o pontifical_a chair_n and_o the_o reason_n of_o that_o policy_n now_o cease_v we_o be_v altogether_o unconcern_v in_o that_o affair_n the_o money_n that_o use_v to_o leak_v that_o way_n be_v keep_v within_o the_o kingdom_n to_o the_o great_a ease_n quiet_a and_o benefit_n both_o of_o king_n and_o people_n i_o will_v only_o here_o take_v liberty_n to_o mention_v one_o famous_a schism_n the_o procedure_n and_o conclusion_n thereof_o justify_v all_o that_o we_o have_v before_o point_v at_o in_o this_o matter_n about_o the_o year_n 1404._o 24_o platina_n in_o vitis_fw-la innoc._n 7_o greg._n 12._o alex._n 5._o jo_n 24_o innocent_n the_o seven_o be_v pope_n by_o the_o prevalence_n of_o a_o
faction_n one_o petrus_n de_fw-fr luna_n be_v set_v up_o at_o avignion_n as_o antipope_v against_o he_o between_o these_o be_v great_a struggle_v and_o hold_v till_o the_o death_n of_o innocent_a but_o the_o faction_n die_v not_o with_o he_o moon_n petâ—r_a moon_n for_o the_o cardinal_n choose_v gregory_n the_o twelve_o between_o who_o and_o peter_n de_fw-fr luna_n who_o call_v himself_o benedict_n the_o thirteen_o the_o schism_n continue_v with_o great_a sury_n whereby_o such_o mischief_n and_o disturbance_n grow_v in_o the_o world_n that_o to_o appease_v the_o matter_n there_o be_v no_o other_o remedy_n but_o to_o depose_v they_o both_o which_o be_v do_v in_o a_o council_n at_o pisa_n and_o a_o three_o man_n alexander_n the_o five_o choose_v in_o their_o room_n the_o two_o disband_v pope_n sneak_v away_o to_o their_o friend_n but_o this_o alexander_n soon_o die_v as_o not_o enjoy_v his_o dignity_n above_o eight_o month_n neapolitan_a a_o neapolitan_a balthasar_n cossa_n be_v choose_v in_o his_o stead_n who_o take_v the_o name_n of_o john_n the_o twenty-fourth_a and_o then_o the_o two_o discard_a pope_n peep_v out_o and_o begin_v to_o stir_v again_o with_o many_o abetter_n on_o all_o side_n to_o compose_v all_o which_o there_o be_v now_o three_o pope_n on_o foot_n at_o once_o a_o council_n be_v call_v at_o constance_n where_o all_o these_o three_o be_v depose_v in_o which_o transaction_n the_o king_n of_o england_n have_v a_o great_a stroke_n as_o platina_n express_o say_v but_o long_o it_o be_v 24._o in_o vita_fw-la johan_n 24._o and_o with_o much_o ado_n before_o all_o will_v submit_v to_o martin_n the_o five_o who_o be_v then_o choose_v gregory_n the_o twelve_o die_v soon_o of_o grief_n upon_o it_o peter_n de_fw-fr luna_n betake_v himself_o to_o a_o strong_a castle_n and_o stand_v upon_o his_o guard_n and_o justification_n have_v many_o friend_n and_o particular_o the_o scots_a as_o be_v special_o remember_v but_o all_o will_v not_o do_v his_o party_n be_v run_v down_o and_o he_o from_o that_o time_n vanish_v the_o three_o that_o be_v john_n 24._o take_v his_o heel_n and_o run_v for_o it_o in_o a_o disguise_n but_o be_v discover_v and_o apprehend_v by_o the_o count_n palatin_n he_o be_v keep_v several_a year_n a_o prisoner_n platina_n say_v in_o the_o castle_n of_o heidelberg_n 7._o camerar_fw-it hist_o meditat_fw-la l._n 4._o cap_n 7._o but_o camerarius_fw-la have_v it_o in_o the_o castle_n of_o mansheim_n where_o say_v he_o they_o use_v to_o show_v the_o chamber_n in_o which_o he_o be_v imprison_v and_o where_o at_o his_o exit_fw-la he_o leave_v these_o verse_n of_o his_o own_o make_n bewail_v the_o lubricity_n of_o fortune_n the_o vanity_n of_o the_o world_n and_o his_o own_o captivity_n qui_fw-la modo_fw-la summus_fw-la eram_fw-la gaudens_fw-la &_o nomine_fw-la praesul_fw-la tristis_fw-la &_o abjectus_fw-la nunc_fw-la mea_fw-la fata_fw-la gemo_fw-la excelsus_fw-la solio_fw-la nuper_fw-la versabar_fw-la in_fw-la alto_fw-mi cunctaque_fw-la gens_fw-la pedibus_fw-la oscula_fw-la prona_fw-la dabat_fw-la nunc_fw-la ego_fw-la poenarum_fw-la fundo_fw-la devolvor_fw-la in_o imo_fw-la vultum_fw-la deformem_fw-la quemque_fw-la videre_fw-la piget_fw-la omnibus_fw-la e_fw-la terris_fw-la aurum_fw-la mihi_fw-la sponte_fw-la ferebant_fw-la sed_fw-la nec_fw-la gaza_fw-la juvat_fw-la nec_fw-la quis_fw-la amicus_fw-la adest_fw-la sic_fw-la varians_fw-la fortuna_fw-la vice_n adversa_fw-la secundis_fw-la subdit_fw-la &_o ambiguo_fw-la nomine_fw-la ludit_fw-la atrox_n papa_n fecit_fw-la ay_o who_o of_o late_o enjoy_v the_o high_a place_n now_o all_o forlorn_a bewail_v my_o wretched_a case_n i_o late_o wear_v the_o glorious_a triple_a crown_n all_o kiss_v my_o foot_n with_o humbly-falling_a down_o but_o now_o i_o be_o throw_v into_o a_o pit_n of_o woe_n and_o my_o abhor_a face_n dare_v hardly_o show_v from_o all_o part_n treasure_n flow_v in_o to_o i_o but_o now_o or_o gold_n or_o friend_n i_o can_v see_v thus_o fortune_n roll_a wheel_n pursue_v its_o scope_n sometime_o she_o smile_v and_o then_o delude_v our_o hope_n by_o the_o pope_n but_o up_o his_o exauctoration_n or_o reducement_n one_o make_v this_o distich_n balthasar_n imprimis_fw-la vovitabar_fw-la &_o inde_fw-la johannes_n depositus_fw-la rursus_fw-la balthasar_n ipse_fw-la vocor_fw-la first_o balthasar_n and_o then_o pope_n john_n i_o be_v but_o now_o depose_v for_o balthasar_n must_v pass_v neither_o be_v all_o this_o labour_a tug_v and_o canvas_v for_o that_o supreme_a dignity_n of_o the_o popedom_n only_o but_o proportionable_o as_o great_a endeavour_n and_o expense_n be_v have_v for_o the_o obtain_n of_o the_o intermediate_v promotion_n of_o priorys_n abbacy_n bishopric_n and_o cardinalship_n all_o be_v as_o mediate_v step_n whereby_o to_o mount_v at_o last_o the_o pontifical_a throne_n and_o this_o matter_n of_o promotion_n and_o preferment_n continual_o carry_v great_a sum_n to_o rome_n from_o private_a and_o particular_a person_n who_o aim_v to_o climb_v as_o high_a as_o money_n will_v carry_v they_o and_o without_o that_o the_o great_a merit_n or_o endeavour_n be_v but_o to_o little_a purpose_n ambition_n be_v root_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o all_o man_n and_o scarce_o ever_o any_o take_v order_n but_o he_o design_v to_o arrive_v at_o the_o high_a dignity_n his_o order_n be_v capable_a off_o hence_o all_o that_o hold_v thrusting_z and_o strive_v for_o all_o those_o improveable_a and_o grow_a preferment_n here_o from_o the_o priest_n to_o the_o bishop_n and_o all_o that_o appeal_n and_o run_v to_o rome_n for_o confirmation_n and_o after_o that_o all_o the_o solicitation_n bribe_v and_o drive_v of_o interest_n for_o a_o cardinalship_n and_o never_o any_o rest_n till_o they_o arrive_v at_o st._n peter_n chair_n or_o the_o grave_a in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o five_o 5._o spâ—ed_a chron._n in_o hen._n 5._o what_o a_o vast_a sum_n of_o money_n be_v amass_v by_o h._n beaufort_n bishop_n of_o winchester_z of_o which_o at_o one_o time_n he_o lend_v the_o king_n 20000_o l._n and_o take_v his_o crown_n to_o pawn_v for_o it_o with_o part_n of_o this_o he_o obtain_v a_o cardinalship_n but_o live_v not_o to_o finish_v with_o the_o rest_n his_o design_v purchase_v of_o the_o papacy_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o 8._o lo._n herb._n hist_o hen._n 8._o the_o great_a and_o rich_a woolsey_n be_v never_o quiet_a but_o always_o caress_v and_o present_v with_o great_a sum_n sometime_o the_o emperor_n sometime_o the_o k._n of_o france_n and_o at_o all_o time_n some_o lead_a cardinal_n for_o their_o interest_n and_o favour_n for_o his_o election_n to_o the_o popedom_n and_o thereupon_o after_o the_o death_n of_o pope_n leo_n the_o ten_o he_o renew_v his_o solicitation_n to_o the_o emperor_n and_o french_a king_n and_o send_v doctor_n pace_n his_o agent_n with_o good_a sum_n to_o the_o cardinal_n at_o rome_n but_o adrian_n the_o six_o be_v choose_v before_o the_o heavy_a solicitor_n come_v to_o the_o end_n of_o his_o journey_n but_o then_o again_o after_o the_o death_n of_o this_o adrian_n woolsey_n put_v hard_a for_o it_o again_o with_o all_o that_o woo_n entreaty_n and_o money_n can_v do_v but_o such_o a_o ill_o plain_a reign_v over_o his_o project_n that_o he_o be_v gull_v of_o his_o money_n and_o baffle_v once_o again_o julio_n de_fw-fr medici_n by_o the_o name_n of_o clement_n the_o seven_o carry_v it_o clear_a from_o he_o but_o a_o little_a to_o comfort_v our_o repulse_a cardinal_n upon_o his_o earnest_a request_n this_o pope_n clement_n condescend_v that_o the_o legantine_n power_n which_o adrian_n before_o have_v grant_v only_o for_o five_o year_n and_o so_o from_o five_o year_n to_o five_o year_n shall_v now_o be_v confer_v â—on_n woolsey_n for_o term_n of_o life_n whereby_o he_o may_v enjoy_v a_o kind_n of_o papal_a authority_n in_o england_n which_o he_o miss_v at_o rome_n but_o this_o cordial_n prove_v too_o strong_a for_o he_o to_o digest_v and_o utter_o ruin_v his_o constitution_n as_o by_o the_o series_n of_o his_o story_n do_v appear_v and_o now_o these_o mighty_a endeavour_n and_o expense_n for_o those_o promotion_n in_o the_o court_n and_o church_n of_o rome_n to_o cardinalship_n and_o the_o papacy_n make_v i_o conceive_v it_o not_o altogether_o impertinent_a here_o to_o make_v a_o little_a enquiry_n what_o countryman_n of_o we_o attain_v those_o dignity_n and_o whether_o the_o pain_n and_o cost_n expend_v be_v answer_v by_o the_o preferment_n i_o confess_v not_o many_o of_o our_o countryman_n have_v reach_v those_o high_a dignity_n of_o pope_n and_o cardinal_n though_o always_o some_o or_o other_o of_o they_o have_v be_v gape_v and_o aspire_v that_o way_n the_o pontifical_a chair_n and_o the_o step_n to_o it_o have_v be_v most_o possess_v by_o italian_n intimate_v by_o that_o note_a observation_n in_o italy_n itself_o that_o of_o the_o roman_n 10.91_o sr._n edw._n sands_n eâ—rop_n specal_v 10.91_o the_o priest_n be_v the_o most_o wicked_a and_o of_o the_o
will_v not_o touch_v one_o of_o such_o a_o character_n make_v he_o a_o cardinal_n but_o the_o policy_n fail_v and_o it_o rather_o hasten_v his_o death_n for_o by_o that_o time_n his_o hat_n be_v come_v to_o calais_n his_o head_n be_v strike_v off_o at_o tower-hill_n reginald_n pool_n 5._o regin_v pool_n an._n d._n 1536._o sleidan_n câ—m_fw-la charles_n 5._o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_z cardinal_z be_v beyond_o the_o sea_n about_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o reformation_n write_v a_o book_n for_o the_o pope_n supremacy_n against_o the_o king_n and_o therein_o incite_v the_o emperor_n prepare_v against_o the_o turk_n to_o bend_v his_o force_n against_o his_o natural_a sovereign_n and_o native_a countryman_n as_o be_v worse_o than_o turk_n this_o book_n write_v by_o a_o natural_a bear_v subject_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n be_v then_o adjudge_v a_o sufficient_a overt_a act_n within_o the_o stat._n 25._o edward_n the_o three_o de_fw-fr proditionibus_fw-la and_o therefore_o high_a treason_n poli._n cook_n pl._n coron_n foe_n 14._o brook_z treason_n tit._n 24._o antiq._n brit._n in_o vita_fw-la poli._n and_o pool_n attaint_v thereupon_o but_o he_o keep_v out_o of_o the_o reach_n of_o justice_n after_o the_o death_n of_o p._n paul_n the_o three_o be_v just_a upon_o point_n of_o be_v elect_a pope_n but_o his_o own_o stupidity_n 1774._o act._n &_o mon._n foe_n 1774._o with_o the_o imputation_n of_o incontinency_n slur_v he_o of_o the_o dignity_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o queen_n mary_n over_o he_o come_v and_o what_o he_o do_v both_o to_o the_o live_n and_o dead_a our_o historian_n abundant_o testify_v and_o that_o the_o next_o day_n after_o the_o queen_n die_v cardinal_n pool_n et_fw-la sic_fw-la exit_fw-la papismus_fw-la in_o anglia_fw-it peter_n petow_v warw._n peter_n petow_n cambd._n britt_n in_o warw._n make_v cardinal_n and_o legaâ—_n a_o latere_fw-la by_o p._n paul_n the_o three_o in_o time_n of_o queen_n mary_n be_v come_v over_o in_o pursuance_n of_o his_o legatine_n power_n but_o the_o wary_a queen_n suspect_v he_o may_v act_v something_o derogatory_n to_o her_o regality_n forbid_v his_o entrance_n which_o the_o cardinal_n take_v so_o to_o heart_n that_o he_o die_v present_o after_o allen_n allen._n will._n allen._n the_o last_o cardinal_n englishman_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n appear_v a_o herald_n before_o the_o spanish_a armado_n in_o 88_o and_o by_o a_o book_n disperse_v over_o england_n stir_v up_o the_o noble_n 141._o sp._n foe_o 1177._o b._n carlton_n remembr_n 141._o and_o people_n to_o join_v with_o the_o spaniard_n in_o execution_n of_o the_o pope_n sentence_n of_o deposition_n of_o the_o queen_n but_o all_o come_n to_o nothing_o our_o cardinal_n die_v a_o exile_n at_o rome_n vita_fw-la an._n d._n 1594._o godw._n in_o vita_fw-la bishop_n godwin_n take_v farewell_n of_o he_o with_o this_o character_n he_o be_v last_o of_o our_o england_n cardinal_n in_o time_n and_o worst_a in_o wickedness_n deserve_v not_o to_o be_v reckon_v among_o englishman_n as_o like_o another_o herostratus_n to_o get_v himself_o a_o name_n endeavour_v to_o fire_v the_o english_a church_n without_o envy_n be_v it_o speak_v the_o noble_a in_o the_o world_n so_o that_o his_o memory_n deserve_v oblivion_n et_fw-la sic_fw-la exit_fw-la cardinalismus_fw-la several_a other_o be_v reckon_v in_o the_o cataeogue_n of_o england_n cardinal_n but_o because_o it_o be_v doubtful_a whether_o some_o of_o they_o be_v english_a and_o other_o whether_o ever_o cardinal_n and_o little_a memorable_a leave_v of_o most_o of_o they_o these_o already_o mention_v shall_v suffice_v to_o testify_v that_o the_o italian_a promotion_n be_v general_o more_o fatal_a than_o fortunate_a to_o our_o countryman_n and_o that_o the_o pain_n and_o cost_n be_v not_o recompense_v by_o the_o acquist_n and_o so_o we_o pass_v from_o these_o high_a dignity_n on_o earth_n to_o such_o celestial_a honour_n as_o be_v and_o be_v to_o be_v purchase_v in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n chap._n xx._n canonisation_n etc._n etc._n canonization_n and_o saint_v of_o man_n woman_n and_o boy_n be_v another_o way_n whereby_o great_a sum_n be_v often_o bring_v unto_o the_o pope_n and_o that_o be_v when_o any_o person_n live_v more_o austere_o or_o devout_o than_o ordinary_a or_o be_v fame_v for_o any_o miracle_n pretend_v to_o have_v be_v do_v by_o he_o in_o his_o life_n time_n or_o by_o his_o relic_n or_o at_o his_o tomb_n after_o his_o death_n or_o that_o he_o die_v for_o or_o in_o defence_n of_o the_o truth_n or_o the_o church_n cause_n then_o if_o his_o survive_v friend_n or_o relation_n make_v application_n to_o the_o pope_n upon_o payment_n of_o good_a sum_n according_a to_o the_o ability_n and_o quality_n of_o the_o person_n solicit_v for_o sentence_n fee_n order_n reference_n and_o other_o thing_n requisite_a in_o such_o case_n the_o party_n by_o a_o kind_n of_o apotheosis_n be_v make_v a_o saint_n and_o a_o place_n assign_v he_o in_o the_o calendar_n of_o this_o extraction_n be_v the_o famous_a st._n cuthbert_n st._n guthlac_n st._n dunstan_n st._n william_n st._n swithun_n st._n tibba_n st._n thomas_n of_o canterbury_n st._n thomas_n of_o lancaster_n st._n winisniâ—d_n st._n hugh_n and_o infinite_a more_o who_o for_o money_n have_v their_o name_n put_v into_o the_o roll_n of_o glory_n and_o their_o fame_n and_o merit_v celebrate_v and_o supplicate_v here_o on_o earth_n i_o find_v that_o great_a endeavour_n be_v use_v to_o have_v robert_n grosthead_n the_o renown_a bishop_n of_o lincoln_n saint_v and_o particular_o king_n edward_n the_o first_o labour_v it_o by_o a_o express_a unto_o the_o pope_n for_o that_o purpose_n 1._o rot._n rom._n an._n 34_o ed._n 1._o but_o nothing_o can_v prevail_v in_o regard_n he_o have_v so_o signalise_v himself_o against_o the_o corruption_n of_o the_o church_n and_o time_n then_o when_o as_o becket_n anselme_n hugh_n of_o lincoln_n and_o multitude_n more_o be_v canonize_v for_o money_n or_o something_o they_o have_v do_v signal_o and_o meritorious_a for_o the_o papacy_n but_o this_o king_n have_v better_a success_n in_o his_o solicitation_n to_o the_o pope_n for_o the_o cononization_n of_o thomas_n de_fw-fr cantelupe_n bishop_n of_o hereford_n then_o decease_v fame_v for_o a_o multitude_n of_o miracle_n as_o be_v suggest_v 11._o tho._n walse_v in_o ed._n 1._o foe_n 11._o thomas_n walsingham_n abound_v in_o the_o celebration_n of_o he_o and_o his_o miracle_n 1._o mart._n westm_n in_o ed._n 1._o but_o more_o modest_o than_o the_o monk_n of_o westminster_n who_o ascribe_v to_o he_o no_o less_o than_o 163_o miracle_n and_o other_o many_o more_o too_o many_o in_o all_o conscience_n to_o be_v believe_v or_o here_o remember_v in_o particular_a but_o of_o such_o esteem_n it_o seem_v he_o be_v ejus_fw-la godw._n in_o vita_fw-la ejus_fw-la that_o this_o king_n edward_n the_o first_o to_o obtain_v the_o benefit_n of_o his_o prayer_n and_o intercession_n in_o heaven_n for_o himself_o and_o his_o realm_n according_a to_o the_o persuasion_n prevail_v in_o those_o ignorant_a time_n send_v his_o letter_n of_o request_n to_o pope_n john_n 22._o to_o have_v he_o a_o canonize_v saint_n to_o which_o the_o pope_n after_o some_o deal_n withal_o for_o that_o purpose_n be_v at_o last_o wrought_v but_o for_o the_o king_n letter_n be_v still_o preserve_v among_o our_o record_n and_o which_o we_o conceive_v may_v be_v acceptable_a to_o some_o to_o peruse_v we_o will_v take_v the_o liberty_n to_o transcribe_v sanctissimo_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la patri_fw-la domino_fw-la divina_fw-la providentia_fw-la sacrosanctae_fw-la romanae_fw-la ac_fw-la universalis_fw-la ecclesâ—ae_fw-la summo_fw-la pontifici_fw-la hereford_n claus_n 33_o ed._n 1._o m._n 3._o dorso_fw-la de_fw-fr translatione_fw-la s._n thomae_fw-la de_fw-fr hereford_n edwardus_fw-la eadem_fw-la gratia_fw-la rex_fw-la angliae_fw-la etc._n etc._n devota_fw-la pedum_fw-la oscula_fw-la beatorum_fw-la pium_fw-la &_o justum_fw-la esse_fw-la censetur_fw-la ut_fw-la sicut_fw-la gloriosus_fw-la deus_fw-la in_o sanctis_fw-la suis_fw-la &_o in_fw-la majestate_fw-la mirabilis_fw-la ministros_fw-la fideles_fw-la suos_fw-la magnificat_fw-la altis_fw-la decorat_fw-la honoribus_fw-la &_o coelestibus_fw-la efficit_fw-la beatitudinis_fw-la possessores_fw-la in_o coelis_fw-la sic_fw-la &_o sacrosancta_fw-la romana_fw-la ecelesia_fw-la vestigia_fw-la ipsius_fw-la prosequens_fw-la eos_fw-la ad_fw-la quorum_fw-la memorias_fw-la ipse_fw-la deus_fw-la suae_fw-la virtutis_fw-la potentiam_fw-la manifestat_fw-la signa_fw-la ac_fw-la prodigia_fw-la faciens_fw-la pro_fw-la eisdem_fw-la digno_fw-la venerationis_fw-la offlcio_fw-la laudari_fw-la glorificari_fw-la &_o studiis_fw-la sollicitis_fw-la honorari_fw-la efficiat_a in_fw-la terris_fw-la ut_fw-la per_fw-la hot_a fides_fw-la catholica_fw-la roboretur_fw-la &_o idem_fw-la altissimus_fw-la qui_fw-la laudabilis_fw-la est_fw-la in_o saecula_fw-la glorificetuâ—_n amplius_fw-la &_o laudetur_fw-la ac_fw-la ex_fw-la hoc_fw-la salutis_fw-la nostre_fw-fr causam_fw-la miserecordius_fw-la &_o miseribilius_fw-la operari_fw-la dignetur_fw-la cum_fw-la itaque_fw-la thomas_n dictus_fw-la de_fw-fr cantilupo_n ecclesiae_fw-la herefordensis_fw-la antistes_fw-la qui_fw-la nobili_fw-la
exortus_fw-la prosapia_fw-la dum_fw-la carnis_fw-la clausus_fw-la carcere_fw-la tenebatur_fw-la pauper_fw-la spiritu_fw-la ment_fw-la mitis_fw-la justitiam_fw-la sitiens_fw-la misericordiae_fw-la deditus_fw-la mundus_fw-la cord_n veer_fw-la pacificus_fw-la prout_fw-la firmiter_fw-la recolimus_fw-la nos_fw-la expertos_fw-la utpote_fw-la cujus_fw-la apud_fw-la nos_fw-la diu_fw-la &_o laudabilis_fw-la conversatio_fw-la &_o gloriosae_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la insignia_fw-la ex_fw-la mulâ—a_fw-la familiaritate_fw-la quam_fw-la nobiscum_fw-la habuit_fw-la eadem_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la evidentius_fw-la nobis_fw-la nota_fw-la quod_fw-la sanctitatem_fw-la &_o ipsius_fw-la conversationem_fw-la laudabilem_fw-la cernebamas_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la degens_fw-la in_o seculo_fw-la magnis_fw-la pollebat_fw-la meritis_fw-la nunc_fw-la veniens_fw-la in_o coelo_fw-la magnis_fw-la corruscare_fw-la miraculis_fw-la dignoscatur_fw-la in_fw-la tantum_fw-la quod_fw-la ipsius_fw-la meritis_fw-la &_o intercessionibus_fw-la gloriosis_n lumen_fw-la caecis_fw-la surdis_fw-la auditus_fw-la verba_fw-la mutis_fw-la &_o gressus_fw-la claudis_fw-la &_o alia_fw-la pleraque_fw-la beneficia_fw-la ipsius_fw-la patrocinium_fw-la implorantibus_fw-la coelesti_fw-la dextera_fw-la conferuntur_fw-la de_fw-la quorum_fw-la miraculorum_fw-la corruscatione_fw-la multiplici_fw-la nonnullis_fw-la de_fw-la regno_fw-la nostro_fw-la certitudinaliter_fw-la innotescit_fw-la nos_fw-la attendentes_fw-la per_fw-la dei_fw-la gratiam_fw-la fideles_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la nosque_fw-la praecipue_fw-la &_o populum_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la ejus_fw-la posse_fw-la suffragiis_fw-la adjuvari_fw-la ut_fw-la quem_fw-la familiarem_fw-la habuimus_fw-la in_o terris_fw-la mereamur_fw-la habere_fw-la patronum_fw-la in_o coelis_fw-la sanctitati_fw-la vestrae_fw-la devotissime_fw-la supplicamus_fw-la quatenus_fw-la tantam_fw-la lucernam_fw-la absconsam_fw-la sub_fw-la modio_fw-la remanere_fw-la diutius_fw-la non_fw-la sinentes_fw-la set_v eam_fw-la mandantes_fw-la super_fw-la candelabrum_fw-la collocari_fw-la hiis_fw-la qui_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_o domo_fw-la domini_fw-la solatium_fw-la praebituram_fw-la dignemini_fw-la ipsum_fw-la ascribere_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la cathologo_n venerando_fw-la ut_fw-la ejus_fw-la precibus_fw-la dominus_fw-la exoratus_fw-la gratiam_fw-la in_o praesenti_fw-la &_o gloriam_fw-la nobis_fw-la praebeat_fw-la in_o futuro_fw-la conservet_fw-la vos_fw-la altissimus_fw-la ad_fw-la regimen_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la suae_fw-la per_fw-la tempora_fw-la foeliciter_fw-la longiora_fw-la dat._n apud_fw-la westm_n secundo_fw-la die_v novemb_n anno_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la 33._o and_o upon_o this_o as_o i_o say_v before_o he_o be_v canonize_v for_o a_o saint_n the_o letter_n itself_o i_o have_v the_o rather_o exemplify_v at_o large_a that_o you_o may_v see_v upon_o what_o ground_n the_o popish_a confidence_n be_v found_v and_o what_o byway_n have_v be_v beat_v in_o quest_n of_o heaven_n king_n henry_n the_o seven_o have_v a_o desire_n to_o have_v have_v king_n henry_n the_o six_o 227._o lo._n bacon_n hist_o hen._n 7._o foe_n 227._o his_o predecessor_n canonize_v for_o a_o saint_n thereby_o to_o acquire_v some_o celestial_a honour_n to_o his_o own_o house_n and_o line_n of_o lancaster_n and_o for_o that_o purpose_n he_o deal_v with_o pope_n julius_n who_o know_v that_o he_o have_v a_o able_a chapman_n in_o hand_n make_v his_o demand_n according_o some_o indeed_o say_v that_o that_o pope_n who_o be_v a_o little_a more_o than_o ordinary_a jealous_a of_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n and_o of_o the_o act_n thereof_o know_v that_o king_n henry_n the_o six_o be_v repute_v in_o the_o world_n but_o for_o a_o simple_a man_n be_v afraid_a it_o will_v diminish_v the_o estimation_n of_o that_o kind_n of_o honour_n if_o there_o be_v not_o a_o distance_n keep_v between_o innocent_n 885._o lo._n bacon_n supr_fw-la speed_v chron._n in_o ed._n 4._o foe_n 885._o and_o saint_n but_o the_o general_a opinion_n be_v that_o pope_n julius_n be_v too_o dear_a which_o the_o wary_a king_n perceive_v have_v somewhat_o taste_v of_o the_o charge_n in_o expense_n upon_o witness_n reference_n commission_n and_o report_n for_o the_o verification_n of_o his_o holy_a act_n and_o miracle_n a_o thing_n usual_a in_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n when_o a_o good_a client_n come_v think_v good_a to_o reserve_v his_o money_n for_o some_o better_a bargain_n and_o withdraw_v his_o suit_n betimes_o et_fw-la sic_fw-la nihil_fw-la inde_fw-la venit_fw-la the_o manner_n of_o canonisation_n with_o the_o ordinary_a charge_n 718._o sir_n h._n spelm._n conc._n tomâ—_n fol._n 717_o 718._o too_o long_o to_o be_v here_o insert_v but_o most_o worthy_a to_o be_v note_v you_o may_v find_v exhibit_v by_o sir_n h._n spelman_n in_o the_o second_o tome_n of_o his_o excellent_a collection_n of_o the_o english_a council_n chap._n xxi_o pope_n legate_n collector_n in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n particular_a instance_n have_v be_v make_v of_o some_o of_o those_o many_o and_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n heretofore_o go_v out_o of_o england_n to_o the_o pope_n and_o court_n of_o rome_n with_o some_o of_o the_o way_n and_o mean_n of_o draw_v the_o same_o thither_o wherein_o we_o have_v occasion_n of_o mention_v the_o pope_n legate_n agent_n collector_n and_o officer_n employ_v about_o the_o gather_n and_o transmit_v those_o sum_n of_o some_o of_o who_o it_o will_v not_o i_o conceive_v be_v impertinent_a to_o revive_v some_o memorial_n as_o tend_v something_o to_o the_o amplification_n of_o the_o particular_n before_o specify_v pandulfus_n of_o these_o shall_v be_v the_o antesignanus_n though_o not_o first_o in_o time_n chron._n pandulsus_fw-la matt._n paris_n john_n serres_n hist_n in_o phil._n august_n speed_v chron._n yet_o as_o most_o notorious_a to_o he_o as_o the_o pope_n substitute_n it_o be_v that_o king_n john_n be_v enforce_v to_o surrender_v his_o crown_n lay_v the_o same_o his_o sceptre_n robe_n sword_n and_o ring_n the_o royal_a ensign_n at_o his_o foot_n subscribe_v to_o a_o charter_n whereby_o he_o surrender_v his_o kingdom_n to_o the_o pope_n and_o pay_v a_o annual_a pension_n of_o 1000_o mark_n for_o both_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n and_o ireland_n and_o profess_v that_o thenceforward_o he_o will_v hold_v crown_n and_o kingdom_n as_o a_o feudetary_n to_o the_o pope_n but_o of_o this_o legate_n and_o this_o action_n enough_o before_o in_o king_n john_n pension_n from_o who_o we_o pass_v to_o nicolas_n thusculanus_n thusculanus_n nicolas_n thusculanus_n who_o be_v the_o next_o legate_n and_o come_v to_o get_v the_o former_a grant_n of_o king_n john_n renew_v this_o man_n speed_v so_o well_o in_o his_o negotiation_n as_o he_o return_v to_o his_o master_n with_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n beside_o have_v dispose_v of_o a_o multitude_n of_o the_o spiritual_a dignity_n and_o benefice_n to_o the_o pope_n kinsman_n to_o italian_n and_o stranger_n all_o absent_a unknown_a and_o insufficient_a yea_o and_o to_o some_o unborn_a john_n derlington_n be_v several_a year_n collector_n of_o peter-pence_n derlingt_fw-fr jo._n derlingt_fw-fr dism_n and_o other_o sum_n accrue_v hence_o to_o pope_n john_n nicolas_n the_o three_o and_o martin_n the_o three_o of_o who_o leland_n say_v thus_o coll._n jo._n leland_n coll._n nullo_n enim_fw-la tempore_fw-la defuerunt_fw-la suae_fw-la art_n romanis_n corrodendi_fw-la pecunias_fw-la relicto_fw-la religioso_fw-la apostoli_fw-la petri_n derlingtonus_fw-la iniqui_fw-la proditoris_fw-la judae_fw-la permansit_fw-la in_o officio_fw-la to_o reward_v which_o service_n of_o derlington_n the_o pope_n by_o provision_n make_v he_o archbishop_n of_o dublin_n 56._o in_o a_o 7_o ed._n 1._o bal._n the_o script_n britt_n cent._n 4._o c._n 56._o wherein_o as_o john_n bale_n say_v he_o carry_v himself_o ut_fw-la mercenarius_fw-la &_o non_fw-fr pastor_n non_fw-la ut_fw-la pascat_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la mulgeat_fw-la vel_fw-la tondeat_fw-la otho_n come_v next_o 2440._o otho_fw-la matt._n paris_n foe_fw-mi 446._o act_n &_o mon._n tom._n 140.260_o h._n d'knight_n coll_v foe_fw-mi 2440._o who_o how_o receive_v and_o present_v how_o he_o abuse_v the_o king_n pill_v the_o clergy_n and_o in_o intolerable_a manner_n damnify_v the_o whole_a kingdom_n be_v at_o large_a relate_v by_o matthew_n paris_n and_o other_o one_o viz._n henry_n de_fw-fr knighton_n give_v he_o this_o exit_z hic_fw-la cum_fw-la esset_fw-la onustus_fw-la pecunia_fw-la &_o quaedam_fw-la statuta_fw-la edidisset_fw-la reversus_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la locum_fw-la unde_fw-la exierat_fw-la of_o he_o we_o meet_v with_o this_o passage_n once_o make_v a_o essay_n to_o enter_v scotland_n to_o see_v what_o he_o can_v get_v there_o the_o scot_n king_n advise_v he_o to_o beware_v for_o his_o subject_n be_v rough_a fellow_n and_o certain_o will_v do_v he_o a_o mischief_n when_o they_o understand_v his_o errand_n beside_o it_o be_v a_o bare_a country_n he_o may_v well_o be_v slight_v as_o once_o a_o honest_a poor_a man_n do_v the_o thief_n which_o he_o be_v tell_v be_v break_v into_o his_o house_n let_v they_o alone_o say_v he_o for_o they_o will_v have_v much_o ado_n to_o find_v something_o in_o the_o dark_a when_o i_o myself_o can_v find_v nothing_o in_o the_o light_n but_o notwithstanding_o all_o this_o discouragement_n on_o he_o go_v as_o far_o as_o he_o dare_v that_o be_v to_o the_o border_n where_o some_o of_o the_o bishop_n of_o scotland_n meet_v he_o partly_o with_o good_a word_n and_o partly_o with_o menace_n
something_o he_o get_v out_o of_o they_o as_o i_o remember_v about_o 3000_o l._n of_o which_o no_o doubt_n but_o he_o give_v a_o good_a account_n at_o another_o time_n this_o otho_n come_v to_o oxford_n where_o he_o be_v entertain_v with_o good_a respect_n 35._o ypod._n neustr_n foe_fw-mi 59_o knighton_n coll._n 2432_o polychron_n l._n 7._o c._n 35._o and_o the_o scholar_n after_o dinner_n come_v to_o give_v he_o a_o visit_n the_o rude_a porter_n at_o the_o gate_n give_v they_o a_o uncivil_a repulse_n which_o with_o throw_v scald_a water_n in_o one_o of_o their_o face_n and_o in_o revenge_n thereof_o the_o death_n of_o the_o master_n cook_n such_o a_o hubbub_n be_v raise_v that_o the_o legate_n be_v glad_a for_o safety_n to_o get_v into_o the_o steeple_n where_o skulk_a he_o may_v hear_v the_o rabble_n range_v about_o search_v for_o he_o and_o cry_v out_o where_o be_v that_o usurer_n that_o simoniack_a that_o pillar_n and_o poller_n and_o filcher_n of_o our_o money_n who_o pervert_v the_o king_n and_o subvert_v the_o kingdom_n inrich_v stranger_n with_o our_o spoil_n but_o in_o the_o dead_a of_o the_o night_n out_o he_o creep_v and_o with_o some_o difficulty_n get_v over_o the_o river_n run_v to_o the_o king_n not_o far_o off_o to_o who_o he_o tell_v a_o pitiful_a story_n with_o his_o hazard_n beseech_v his_o protection_n for_o those_o of_o his_o company_n in_o great_a danger_n leave_v behind_o whereupon_o the_o king_n present_o send_v a_o company_n of_o arm_a man_n who_o apprehend_v thirty_o scholar_n engage_v in_o the_o riot_n which_o they_o carry_v in_o cart_n to_o wallingford_n castle_n and_o thence_o to_o london_n who_o be_v bring_v barefoot_a to_o the_o legate_n door_n upon_o great_a entreaty_n of_o the_o bishop_n and_o their_o penitent_a submission_n all_o be_v pardon_v and_o the_o university_n release_v of_o interdiction_n petrus_n rubeus_n come_v next_o in_o play_n rubeus_n pet._n rubeus_n for_o the_o understanding_n of_o who_o negotiation_n and_o artifices_fw-la i_o will_v give_v you_o only_o one_o paragraph_n of_o matthew_n paris_n 1240._o matt._n paris_n in_o an._n 1240._o foe_n 533._o flor._n hist_o an._n 1240._o viz._n per_fw-la eosdem_fw-la dies_fw-la venit_fw-la in_o angliam_fw-la nova_fw-la quaedam_fw-la pecuniae_fw-la exactio_fw-la omnibus_fw-la saeculis_fw-la inaudita_fw-la &_o execrabilis_fw-la misit_fw-la enim_fw-la papa_n pater_fw-la noster_fw-la sanctus_n quendam_fw-la exactorem_fw-la in_o angliam_fw-la petrum_fw-la rubeum_fw-la qui_fw-la excogitata_fw-la muscipulatione_fw-la infinitam_fw-la pecuniam_fw-la a_o miseris_fw-la anglicis_fw-la edoctus_fw-la erat_fw-la emungere_fw-la intravit_fw-la enim_fw-la religiosorum_fw-la capitula_fw-la cogens_fw-la &_o seducens_fw-la eos_fw-la ad_fw-la persolvendum_fw-la exemplo_fw-la aliorum_fw-la praelatorum_fw-la quos_fw-la mentitus_fw-la asserebat_fw-la gratanter_fw-la persolvisse_fw-la dixit_fw-la enim_fw-la ille_fw-la episcopus_fw-la &_o ille_fw-la ille_fw-la abbas_n &_o ille_fw-la jam_fw-la libens_fw-la satisfecit_fw-la quidnam_fw-la vos_fw-la ignavi_fw-la tam_fw-la moramini_fw-la ut_fw-la grate_v cum_fw-la muneribus_fw-la amittatis_fw-la fecit_fw-la enim_fw-la praedictus_fw-la impostor_n jurare_fw-la ut_fw-la hoc_fw-la genus_fw-la pecuniam_fw-la extorquendi_fw-la nulli_fw-la hominum_fw-la infra_fw-la dimidium_fw-la anni_fw-la facerent_fw-la manifestum_fw-la quasi_fw-la eliciens_fw-la hoc_fw-la ex_fw-la singulorum_fw-la primitiva_fw-la professione_n cum_fw-la tantum_fw-la de_fw-la honestis_fw-la sit_fw-la consilium_fw-la papale_n celandum_fw-la hoc_fw-la faciendo_fw-la more_fw-it praedonum_fw-la domesticorum_fw-la qui_fw-la fidem_fw-la ab_fw-la expoliatis_fw-la extorquent_fw-la ut_fw-la nulli_fw-la pandant_fw-la nomina_fw-la spoliantium_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la si_fw-la homines_fw-la silerent_fw-la lapides_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la contra_fw-la grassatores_fw-la clamorem_fw-la levarent_fw-la nec_fw-la potuit_fw-la hoc_fw-la maleficium_fw-la latere_fw-la sub_fw-la tenebris_fw-la quomodo_fw-la enim_fw-la possent_fw-la praelati_fw-la à _fw-la suis_fw-la &_o sibi_fw-la subjectis_fw-la pecuniam_fw-la exigere_fw-la nisi_fw-la causa_fw-la exactionis_fw-la exprimeretur_fw-la to_o all_o which_o be_v so_o plain_a and_o notorious_a although_o there_o need_v neither_o translation_n nor_o comment_n yet_o the_o english_a reader_n may_v please_v to_o know_v the_o import_n of_o it_o to_o be_v this_o 1240._o an_fw-mi d._n 1240._o that_o about_o that_o time_n come_v into_o england_n a_o abominable_a way_n of_o exact_v money_n never_o hear_v of_o before_o for_o our_o holy_a father_n the_o pope_n send_v a_o notable_a fellow_n peter_z rubeus_n by_o name_n who_o with_o a_o cunning_a mousetrap_n trick_n wipe_v the_o poor_a english_a of_o infinite_a sum_n of_o money_n for_o he_o will_v come_v among_o the_o ecclesiastic_n when_o they_o be_v meet_v together_o in_o their_o chapter_n and_o persuade_v and_o compel_v they_o to_o promise_v and_o pay_v certain_a sum_n tell_v they_o lie_v that_o many_o other_o have_v give_v free_o that_o this_o bishop_n and_o that_o this_o abbot_n and_o that_o have_v give_v such_o and_o such_o sum_n and_o upbraid_v they_o for_o their_o slackness_n then_o the_o impostor_n will_v make_v they_o swear_v that_o they_o will_v not_o discover_v to_o any_o one_o within_o half_a a_o year_n what_o they_o have_v give_v tell_v they_o that_o be_v the_o ancient_a way_n of_o keep_v the_o pope_n secret_n according_a to_o their_o oath_n or_o promise_n at_o their_o first_o profession_n therein_o do_v like_o thief_n that_o extort_v oath_n from_o they_o they_o rob_v not_o to_o discover_v their_o name_n but_o here_o if_o man_n shall_v hold_v their_o peace_n the_o very_a stone_n of_o the_o church_n will_v cry_v out_o against_o these_o robber_n etc._n etc._n contemporary_a with_o rubeus_n mumelinus_n ruffious_a mumelinus_n be_v ruffinus_n and_o mumelinus_n who_o act_v their_o part_n also_o in_o this_o tragedy_n and_o of_o who_o something_o before_o stephanus_n 1249._o stephanus_n an._n d._n 1249._o another_o of_o the_o pope_n legate_n take_v his_o turn_n also_o to_o the_o great_a profit_n of_o his_o master_n and_o the_o universal_a damage_n of_o the_o kingdom_n for_o the_o pope_n be_v at_o difference_n with_o the_o emperor_n frederick_n this_o stephanus_n be_v send_v to_o demand_v and_o collect_v the_o ten_o of_o all_o moveable_n of_o all_o the_o clergy_n and_o laity_n both_o in_o england_n ireland_n and_o wales_n on_o which_o occasion_n the_o argument_n be_v apply_v that_o rome_n be_v the_o mother_n of_o all_o church_n aught_o to_o be_v relieve_v by_o her_o child_n which_o be_v do_v very_o dutiful_o at_o that_o time_n walo_n another_o legate_n walo_n walo_n must_v not_o be_v forget_v and_o his_o province_n be_v to_o gather_v procuration_n throughout_o all_o england_n of_o all_o cathedral_n church_n and_o religious_a house_n which_o he_o manage_v strenuous_o william_n de_fw-fr testa_n be_v another_o of_o the_o pope_n legate_n and_o collector_n 98._o w._n de_fw-fr testa_n flor._n hist_o an._n 1307._o tho._n walsin_n foe_fw-mi 64._o ypod._n neust_fw-fr 97_o 98._o matthew_n westminster_n and_o thomas_n walsingham_n end_v the_o reign_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o first_o with_o the_o general_a complaint_n of_o the_o noble_n commons_z and_o clergy_n of_o england_n against_o the_o grievance_n and_o exaction_n of_o this_o william_n de_fw-fr testa_n and_o one_o peter_n hispan_n the_o pope_n legate_n a_o latere_fw-la in_o the_o parliament_n hold_v at_o carlisle_n the_o petition_n and_o address_v to_o the_o king_n etc._n ryley_n placit_fw-la parliamentaria_fw-la foe_fw-mi 376_o 377._o albertus_n etc._n etc._n for_o remedy_n of_o those_o grievance_n be_v very_o remarkable_a still_o preserve_v among_o our_o record_n and_o late_o exhibit_v to_o public_a view_n albertus_n alexander_n johannes_n anglicus_n johannes_n de_fw-fr diva_n ferentinus_n martinus_n rustandus_fw-la petrus_n enguelbanck_n gasper_n pons_n pol._n vergil_n and_o a_o multitude_n more_o may_v here_o be_v remember_v but_o our_o history_n be_v general_o fraught_v with_o their_o act_n and_o device_n the_o curious_a be_v refer_v thither_o for_o more_o satisfaction_n if_o they_o please_v beside_o these_o legate_n collector_n lombard_n caursin_n lombard_n and_o factor_n there_o be_v another_o sort_n of_o man_n come_v over_o into_o england_n much_o instrumental_a in_o improve_n 1235._o an._n d._n 1235._o and_o transmit_v the_o pope_n money_n and_o these_o be_v call_v caursin_n and_o lombard_n 417._o mart._n paris_n in_o hen._n 3._o foe_n 417._o italian_n by_o country_n and_o term_v themselves_o the_o pope_n merchant_n these_o drive_v the_o trade_n of_o let_v out_o of_o money_n of_o which_o they_o have_v great_a bank_n and_o be_v esteem_v far_o more_o severe_a and_o merciless_a than_o the_o jew_n matthew_n paris_n give_v this_o etymology_n of_o the_o name_n caursini_n quasi_fw-la capientes_fw-la &_o ursini_fw-la because_o they_o worry_v man_n like_o bear_n now_o because_o the_o pope_n legate_n and_o collector_n be_v all_o for_o ready_a money_n when_o any_o sum_n by_o levy_n first_o fruit_n ten_o dispensation_n etc._n etc._n become_v due_a and_o payable_a to_o the_o pope_n by_o any_o prelate_n covent_n priest_n or_o lay_v person_n these_o caursin_n will_v furnish_v they_o with_o present_a cash_n upon_o their_o enter_v into_o some_o solemn_a bond_n or_o
obligation_n as_o security_n for_o so_o much_o money_n lend_v the_o form_n of_o which_o bond_n or_o obligation_n in_o english_a be_v as_o follow_v to_o all_o that_o shall_v see_v this_o present_a writing_n thomas_z the_o prior_n and_o the_o convent_n of_o barnwell_n greeting_n etc._n etc._n know_v you_o that_o we_o have_v borrow_v and_o receive_v at_o london_n for_o ourselves_o and_o profitable_o to_o be_v expend_v for_o the_o affair_n of_o we_o and_o our_o house_n from_o francisco_n and_o gregorio_n for_o they_o and_o their_o partner_n citizen_n and_o merchant_n of_o milan_n one_o hundred_o and_o four_o mark_n 13_o s._n 4_o d._n of_o lawful_a money_n sterling_n be_v count_v to_o every_o mark_n which_o say_v one_o hundred_o and_o 4_o mark_n we_o promise_v to_o re-pay_a at_o the_o feast_n of_o st._n peter_n ad_fw-la vincula_fw-la at_o the_o new_a temple_n in_o london_n an._n d._n 1235._o and_o if_o the_o say_a money_n be_v not_o full_o pay_v at_o the_o say_a time_n and_o place_n we_o bound_v ourselves_o to_o pay_v to_o the_o say_a merchant_n or_o to_o any_o one_o of_o they_o or_o their_o certain_a attorney_n for_o every_o ten_o mark_n forbear_v two_o month_n one_o mark_n for_o damage_n by_o reason_n of_o nonpayment_n with_o the_o expense_n of_o one_o merchant_n with_o his_o horse_n and_o man_n till_o the_o money_n be_v all_o pay_v and_o for_o payment_n of_o principal_a interest_n damage_n and_o expense_n we_o oblige_v ourselves_o our_o church_n and_o successor_n and_o all_o our_o good_n and_o the_o good_n of_o our_o church_n movable_a and_o immovable_a ecclesiastical_a or_o temporal_a which_o we_o have_v or_o shall_v have_v wheresoever_o they_o shall_v be_v find_v to_o the_o say_a merchant_n and_o their_o heir_n and_o do_v recognize_v and_o acknowledge_v that_o we_o possess_v and_o hold_v the_o say_v good_n from_o the_o say_a merchant_n by_o way_n of_o courtesy_n only_o until_o the_o say_a money_n be_v full_o pay_v and_o we_o renounce_v for_o ourselves_o and_o successor_n all_o aid_n of_o canon_n and_o civil_a law_n all_o privilege_n and_o clerkship_n the_o epistle_n of_o st._n adrian_n all_o custom_n statute_n letter_n indulgence_n privilege_n obtain_v for_o the_o king_n of_o england_n from_o the_o see_v apostolic_a as_o also_o we_o renounce_v the_o benefit_n of_o all_o appeal_v or_o injunction_n with_o all_o other_o exception_n real_a or_o personal_a which_o may_v be_v except_v against_o the_o validity_n of_o this_o instrument_n all_o which_o we_o promise_v faithful_o to_o observe_v in_o witness_v whereof_o we_o have_v hereunto_o set_v the_o seal_n of_o our_o covent_n date_v at_o london_n die_fw-la quinto_fw-la elphegi_fw-la 19_o fest_n s._n elph._n april_n 19_o in_o the_o year_n of_o grace_n 1235._o you_o see_v by_o this_o how_o sure_a and_o firm_a they_o make_v their_o security_n and_o then_o the_o severity_n of_o these_o caursin_n oftentimes_o constrain_v their_o debtor_n to_o sell_v even_o their_o chalice_n and_o church_n plate_n to_o discharge_v these_o obligation_n and_o secure_v the_o rest_n of_o their_o good_n for_o which_o they_o become_v so_o hate_v and_o obnoxious_a that_o roger_n bishop_n of_o london_n once_o excommunicate_v they_o for_o their_o wicked_a oppression_n but_o then_o they_o appeal_n to_o their_o good_a friend_n the_o pope_n 217._o stow_z survey_v of_o london_n foe_fw-mi 217._o he_o interpose_v and_o cause_v the_o bishop_n to_o desist_v a_o street_n in_o london_n from_o their_o meeting_n and_o reside_v there_o then_o acquire_v and_o to_o this_o day_n retain_v the_o name_n of_o lombardstreet_n quasi_fw-la banker-street_n on_o shall_v of_o the_o pope_n revenue_n here_o these_o caursin_n pack_v up_o and_o transplant_v themselves_o into_o other_o country_n chap._n xxii_o complaint_n of_o the_o people_n what_o sense_n the_o people_n have_v of_o all_o these_o grievance_n burden_n and_o extorsion_n and_o what_o complaint_n they_o make_v upon_o the_o same_o if_o i_o shall_v go_v about_o to_o exemplify_v out_o of_o our_o record_n and_o the_o historian_n who_o have_v deliver_v they_o ample_o and_o at_o large_a it_o will_v be_v infinite_a and_o far_o exceed_v our_o design_a limit_n nay_o many_o learned_a romanist_n themselves_o as_o cl._n espencaeus_fw-la marsilius_n of_o milan_n nic._n clemanges_n theodoric_n de_fw-fr nyem_n aeneas_n silvius_n mantuan_n and_o a_o multitude_n more_o have_v with_o open_a mouth_n cry_v out_o against_o the_o avarice_n and_o exaction_n of_o the_o pope_n and_o court_n of_o rome_n one_o of_o they_o say_v that_o rome_n be_v at_o first_o found_v by_o robber_n do_v yet_o retain_v her_o first_o original_a and_o that_o it_o be_v call_v roma_n quasi_fw-la rodens_fw-la manus_fw-la and_o this_o rhyme_n thereupon_o make_v roma_fw-la manus_fw-la rodit_fw-la quos_fw-la rodere_fw-la non_fw-la valet_fw-la andrea_n johan_n andrea_n odit_fw-la and_o this_o dante_n be_v custodit_fw-la non_fw-la dantes_fw-la spernit_fw-la &_o odit_fw-la and_o germanus_n 3._o matt._n paris_n in_o hen._n 3._o archbishop_n of_o constantinople_n once_o signify_v to_o the_o cardinal_n at_o rome_n that_o the_o grecian_n be_v much_o scandalize_v and_o stumble_v at_o this_o that_o the_o cardinal_n desire_v to_o be_v account_v his_o disciple_n who_o say_v silver_n and_o gold_n have_v i_o none_o when_o they_o be_v altogether_o intent_n upon_o gather_v of_o silver_n and_o gold_n petrarch_n in_o a_o epistle_n of_o he_o say_v that_o the_o grim_a porter_n be_v appease_v with_o gold_n that_o heaven_n be_v open_v with_o gold_n and_o christ_n himself_o sell_v for_o money_n 1520._o impres_n paris_n an._n d._n 1520._o and_o for_o the_o price_n and_o rate_n there_o be_v a_o notorious_a book_n style_v taxa_fw-la camerae_fw-la apostolicae_fw-la specify_v what_o may_v be_v have_v at_o rome_n for_o money_n and_o for_o how_o much_o for_o ourselves_o what_o a_o multitude_n of_o complaint_n do_v we_o meet_v withal_o make_v in_o and_o by_o parliament_n in_o the_o reign_v of_o king_n hen._n 3._o ed._n 1._o ed._n 3._o and_o of_o other_o king_n of_o all_o these_o grievance_n par._n an._n 21_o ed._n 3._o an._n 40_o ed._n 3._o rot._n par._n and_o mischiess_n all_o preserve_v upon_o the_o roll_n as_o so_o many_o scar_n of_o the_o wound_n which_o that_o way_n our_o ancestor_n receive_v from_o rome_n and_o what_o advice_n the_o parliament_n give_v to_o our_o king_n in_o that_o case_n our_o record_n abundant_o testify_v anno_fw-la 18_o ed._n 3._o rot._n parl._n 18_o ed._n 3._o 3._o the_o commons_o find_v great_a fault_n with_o provision_n come_v from_o rome_n whereby_o stranger_n enjoy_v the_o best_a dignity_n and_o benefice_n cause_v decay_n of_o hospitality_n transport_v the_o treasure_n of_o the_o land_n to_o the_o king_n enemy_n the_o discover_v the_o secret_n of_o the_o realm_n with_o many_o other_o mischief_n and_o inconvenience_n humble_o beseech_v the_o king_n and_o noble_n to_o find_v some_o remedy_n whereupon_o by_o common_a consent_n the_o act_n of_o provision_n be_v make_v to_o remedy_v those_o mischief_n as_o by_o the_o act_n at_o large_a it_o do_v appear_v the_o transaction_n in_o parliament_n hold_v at_o carlisle_n be_v very_o memorable_a to_o this_o purpose_n etc._n ryley_n placit_fw-la parliament_n foe_fw-mi 376_o etc._n etc._n consist_v of_o petition_n to_o the_o king_n for_o some_o relief_n in_o these_o grievance_n which_o produce_v a_o letter_n or_o remonstrance_n of_o all_o the_o papal_a oppression_n and_o exaction_n draw_v up_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o king_n nobles_z and_o commons_o of_o england_n and_o send_v to_o pope_n clement_n by_o special_a messenger_n all_o still_o preserve_v among_o our_o tower_n record_n and_o late_o publish_v to_o the_o world_n a_o multitude_n more_o of_o petition_n remonstrance_n order_n ordinance_n and_o statute_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n may_v here_o be_v amass_v against_o the_o pope_n and_o the_o intolerable_a exaction_n and_o extorsion_n of_o his_o legate_n nuncio_n and_o collector_n but_o to_o avoid_v tediousness_n i_o refer_v the_o reader_n to_o that_o excellent_a abridgement_n of_o the_o tower_n record_v from_o k._n edw._n 2._o 128._o sr._n rob._n cotton_n record_n impres_n an._n 1657._o vid._n ib._n 50_o ed._n 3._o foe_n 128._o to_o k._n ric._n 2._o by_o sir_n robert_n cotton_n late_o print_v where_o most_o plentiful_a satisfaction_n may_v be_v have_v hitherto_o of_o public_a complaint_n now_o for_o those_o of_o particular_a person_n i_o can_v omit_v that_o of_o robert_n grosthead_n the_o devout_a and_o famous_a bishop_n of_o lincoln_n who_o observe_v the_o miserable_a burden_n endure_v by_o his_o country_n from_o these_o romish_a exaction_n take_v the_o boldness_n to_o write_v a_o letter_n thereof_o to_o pope_n innocent_a the_o four_o exemplify_v at_o large_a by_o mat._n 870._o matt._n paris_n in_o hen._n 3._o an._n 1253._o foe_n 870._o paris_n expostulate_v with_o he_o to_o this_o purpose_n that_o by_o his_o exaction_n and_o instrument_n with_o non_fw-la obstante_fw-la he_o bring_v on_o this_o nation_n a_o noah_n
flood_n of_o mischief_n whereby_o the_o purity_n of_o the_o church_n be_v desile_v and_o the_o commonwealth_n perturb_v that_o by_o his_o reservation_n commenda_n and_o provision_n of_o benefice_n for_o such_o person_n as_o seek_v to_o fleece_n and_o not_o to_o feed_v the_o flock_n of_o god_n he_o commit_v a_o sin_n than_o which_o none_o be_v at_o any_o time_n more_o hateful_a to_o god_n or_o destructive_a unto_o man_n except_o that_o of_o lucifer_n nor_o ever_o will_v be_v but_o the_o sin_n of_o antichrist_n he_o signify_v further_o that_o no_o man_n can_v with_o a_o good_a conscience_n obey_v the_o mandate_n he_o have_v send_v though_o they_o come_v from_o the_o high_a order_n of_o angel_n for_o they_o tend_v not_o to_o the_o edification_n but_o the_o utter_a ruin_n of_o the_o church_n with_o much_o more_o to_o the_o like_a purpose_n at_o all_o which_o the_o pope_n be_v so_o gall_v that_o he_o exclaim_v against_o he_o thus_o what_o mean_v this_o old_a dotard_n this_o surd_a absurd_a man_n thus_o to_o arraign_v our_o action_n by_o peter_n and_o paul_n i_o can_v find_v in_o my_o heart_n to_o make_v he_o a_o dreadful_a example_n to_o all_o the_o world_n be_v not_o the_o king_n of_o england_n our_o vassal_n and_o both_o he_o and_z his_o at_o our_o pleasure_n but_o some_o of_o the_o more_o temperate_a cardinal_n endeavour_v to_o allay_v the_o pope_n heat_n tell_v he_o the_o bishop_n have_v say_v nothing_o parisupr_fw-la ut_fw-la enim_fw-la vera_fw-la fateamur_fw-la vera_fw-la sunt_fw-la quae_fw-la dicit_fw-la mat._n parisupr_fw-la but_o what_o they_o all_o know_v to_o be_v true_a and_o that_o it_o will_v not_o be_v discretion_n to_o meddle_v with_o a_o person_n of_o his_o piety_n worth_n and_o fame_n whereupon_o all_o be_v smother_v and_o no_o more_o word_n make_v on_o it_o but_o for_o that_o notable_a epistle_n itself_o i_o have_v be_v credible_o tell_v that_o it_o be_v enrol_v in_o perpetuam_fw-la rei_fw-la memoriam_fw-la in_o the_o red_a book_n in_o the_o king_n exchequer_n at_o westminster_n with_o this_o marginal_a note_n papa_n antichristus_fw-la and_o there_o be_v a_o very_a memorable_a epistle_n of_o petrus_n cassiodorus_n a_o noble_a italian_a knight_n 46â—_n jo._n bal._n de_fw-fr rom._n pont._n act._n lib._n 6._o act_n &_o mon._n vol._n 1._o foe_n 46â—_n write_v to_o the_o english_a church_n about_o the_o twenty_o nine_o year_n of_o k._n edw._n 1._o exhort_v they_o to_o cast_v off_o the_o romish_a yoke_n of_o tyranny_n oppression_n and_o exaction_n former_o preserve_v in_o manuscript_n in_o st._n alban_n monastery_n but_o since_o make_v public_a too_o large_a to_o be_v here_o insert_v but_o most_o worthy_a to_o be_v peruse_v the_o poet_n also_o according_a to_o the_o scantling_n of_o the_o wit_n of_o those_o time_n spare_v not_o to_o satyrize_v upon_o these_o intolerable_a exaction_n of_o the_o pope_n one_o whereof_o make_v this_o distich_n roma_fw-la capit_fw-la marcas_fw-la bursas_fw-la exhaurit_fw-la 1337._o antiquit._fw-la britt_n an._n 1337._o &_o arcas_n ut_fw-la tibi_fw-la tu_fw-la parcas_fw-la fuge_fw-la papas_n &_o patriarchas_fw-la rome_n drain_v all_o bag_n all_o chest_n and_o burse_v of_o all_o their_o pound_n and_o mark_n if_o therefore_o you_o will_v save_v your_o purse_n fly_v pope_n and_o patriarch_n observable_a also_o be_v it_o upon_o these_o encroachment_n and_o extorsion_n how_o sometime_o our_o king_n will_v despond_v and_o tame_o suffer_v the_o pope_n and_o their_o legate_n to_o grow_v upon_o they_o and_o at_o other_o time_n rouse_v up_o themselves_o and_o give_v some_o check_n to_o their_o insolence_n as_o k._n hen._n 3._o though_o a_o facile_a man_n yet_o be_v once_o so_o enrage_v against_o rubeus_n that_o he_o bid_v he_o be_v go_v out_o of_o his_o kingdom_n in_o the_o devil_n name_n and_o as_o these_o exaction_n be_v at_o the_o height_n in_o that_o king_n time_n yet_o his_o successor_n do_v not_o always_o suffer_v they_o so_o to_o continue_v be_v force_v to_o set_v some_o bound_n to_o those_o avaricious_a torrent_n 20._o pol._n vergil_n hist_o in_o ric_n 2._o lib._n 20._o by_o the_o statute_n of_o provisor_n and_o praemunire_n and_o oftentimes_o to_o give_v stout_a denial_n to_o unreasonable_a demand_n as_o the_o english_a clergy_n themselves_o at_o last_o 59_o lo._n herb._n hen._n 8._o foe_n 57_o 59_o adventure_v to_o do_v in_o the_o year_n 1515._o and_o 1518._o and_o observable_a also_o be_v it_o that_o q._n marry_o though_o most_o zealous_a for_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n yet_o in_o restore_v the_o pope_n supremacy_n she_o and_o the_o state_n be_v very_o cautious_a like_o those_o who_o other_o harm_n have_v make_v to_o beware_v and_o some_o prudent_a provision_n be_v make_v in_o that_o behalf_n 127._o stat._n 1_o &_o 2_o phil._n &_o mar_v cap._n 8._o coke_n 3_o instit_fw-la cap._n 4._o foe_n 127._o neither_o be_v the_o statute_n of_o praemunire_n repeal_v in_o all_o her_o reign_n but_o the_o pope_n supremacy_n be_v restore_v not_o simpliciter_fw-la but_o secundum_fw-la quid_fw-la as_o bound_v within_o some_o legal_a limitation_n but_o her_o reign_n be_v short_a and_o not_o pleasant_a and_o the_o pope_n want_v time_n to_o work_v she_o for_o his_o purpose_n for_o have_v get_v his_o head_n in_o he_o do_v not_o doubt_v but_o by_o degree_n to_o thrust_v in_o his_o whole_a body_n for_o it_o be_v ever_o observable_a that_o in_o the_o papal_a concern_v there_o be_v no_o moderation_n for_o they_o must_v have_v all_o or_o nothing_o let_v their_o pretence_n and_o promise_n at_o first_o admission_n be_v what_o ever_o they_o will_n and_o whatever_o prince_n or_o state_n shall_v once_o admit_v of_o any_o papal_a authority_n within_o their_o dominion_n their_o destiny_n may_v easy_o be_v read_v that_o they_o and_o their_o people_n must_v for_o ever_o after_o be_v slave_n or_o if_o they_o once_o begin_v to_o boggle_v or_o kick_v the_o casuist_n have_v legitimate_a many_o way_n to_o rid_v they_o out_o of_o the_o world_n for_o the_o advancement_n of_o the_o catholic_n cause_n and_o the_o propagation_n of_o the_o roman_a faith_n now_o after_o this_o imperfect_a account_n give_v of_o the_o rent_n and_o revenue_n of_o the_o pope_n heretofore_o issue_v out_o of_o this_o kingdom_n if_o any_o one_o shall_v desire_v to_o have_v some_o estimate_n make_v of_o the_o sum_n i_o must_v profess_v it_o beyond_o the_o reach_n of_o my_o arithmetic_n and_o when_o i_o see_v any_o accountant_a do_v it_o erit_fw-la mihi_fw-la magnus_fw-la apollo_n yet_o this_o be_v certain_a that_o they_o be_v very_o vast_a otherwise_o there_o be_v no_o ground_n for_o that_o complaint_n which_o be_v make_v by_o the_o kingdom_n be_v representative_a in_o the_o reign_n of_o k._n edw._n 3._o 224._o rot._n parl._n 50_o ed._n 3._o nu_fw-la 105._o mat._n paris_n 224._o that_o the_o pope_n collector_n hold_v a_o receipt_n or_o audit_n equal_a to_o a_o prince_n or_o for_o that_o which_o king_n john_n write_v to_o the_o pope_n in_o his_o time_n that_o this_o kingdom_n yield_v he_o more_o profit_n than_o all_o the_o other_o country_n on_o this_o side_n the_o alps_n 224._o id._n 224._o or_o for_o that_o boast_n of_o the_o pope_n vere_n inquit_fw-la papa_n hortus_fw-la noster_fw-la deliciarum_fw-la est_fw-la anglia_fw-it veer_fw-mi puteus_fw-la est_fw-la inexhaustus_fw-la et_fw-la ubi_fw-la multa_fw-la abundant_a de_fw-fr multis_fw-la multa_fw-la sumere_fw-la licet_fw-la 178._o antiq_fw-la britt_n foe_fw-mi 178._o or_o for_o the_o computation_n make_v in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n hen._n 3._o repertus_fw-la est_fw-la annuus_fw-la redditus_fw-la papae_fw-la talis_fw-la quem_fw-la ne_fw-la regius_fw-la quidem_fw-la attigit_fw-la that_o the_o pope_n rent_n exceed_v the_o crown_n revenue_n or_o the_o remonstrance_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n from_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n to_o pope_n innocent_a the_o four_o in_o the_o year_n 1245._o 1._o matt._n paris_n foe_fw-mi 666._o 698._o act._n &_o mon._n tom._n 1._o exhibit_v by_o mat._n paris_n fox_n and_o other_o too_o long_o to_o be_v here_o infer_v but_o most_o worthy_a to_o be_v read_v and_o the_o import_n thereof_o thorough_o understand_v nay_o we_o may_v well_o judge_v the_o pope_n income_n to_o exceed_v all_o account_n when_o it_o appear_v that_o notwithstanding_o some_o notable_a provision_n of_o state_n to_o the_o contrary_a the_o pope_n intradó_n shall_v yet_o carry_v so_o huge_a a_o proportion_n that_o in_o the_o parliament_n hold_v in_o the_o twenty_o three_o year_n of_o king_n hen._n 330._o io._n herb._n hist_o hen._n 8._o foe_n 330._o 8._o it_o be_v compute_v that_o the_o papacy_n have_v receive_v out_o of_o england_n for_o the_o investiture_n of_o bishop_n only_o since_o the_o second_o year_n of_o king_n hen._n 7._o not_o much_o above_o 40_o year_n 160000_o l._n sterling_a a_o incredible_a sum_n consider_v the_o scarcity_n and_o value_n of_o silver_n at_o that_o time_n and_o the_o law_n against_o such_o exportation_n and_o the_o sum_n go_v to_o rome_n
enjoin_v such_o penance_n as_o make_v to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o the_o sinner_n purse_n but_o their_o own_o profit_n of_o the_o exorbitance_n of_o these_o cloistered_a monk_n and_o friar_n many_o example_n may_v be_v produce_v as_o of_o their_o ribaldry_n lechery_n quarrel_v fight_a idleness_n cheat_v thieve_v debauchery_n gluttony_n etc._n etc._n all_o maintain_v by_o the_o people_n money_n but_o we_o will_v here_o content_v ourselves_o with_o one_o instance_n only_o 112._o cook_n 4_o insti_fw-la c._n 11._o foe_n 112._o king_n edward_n the_o first_o about_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o his_o reign_n have_v collect_v a_o vast_a sum_n of_o money_n to_o carry_v on_o his_o war_n against_o the_o scot_n and_o lay_v it_o up_o in_o his_o treasury_n at_o westminster_n his_o treasury_n be_v break_v up_o in_o the_o night_n and_o one_o hundred_o thousand_o pound_n in_o money_n beside_o plate_n and_o jewel_n steal_v out_o of_o it_o by_o the_o abbot_n and_o monk_n of_o westminster_n and_o their_o confederate_n whereof_o eight_o and_o forty_o monk_n with_o the_o abbot_n be_v apprehend_v and_o send_v prisoner_n to_o the_o tower_n and_o by_o inquisition_n and_o examination_n of_o witness_n it_o appear_v that_o divers_a of_o the_o monk_n and_o other_o person_n in_o the_o night_n time_n be_v see_v often_o pass_v to_o and_o fro_o the_o king_n treasury_n fracto_fw-la pat._n 31_o ed._n 1._o m._n 23._o dor_n de_fw-fr inquirend_n de_fw-fr thesaurar_fw-it regis_fw-la fracto_fw-la and_o the_o abbey_n carry_v bundle_n in_o their_o arm_n and_o lap_n and_o that_o they_o convey_v away_o by_o water_n great_a hamper_n that_o be_v very_o heavy_a and_o some_o part_n of_o the_o king_n plate_n and_o jewel_n be_v find_v and_o seize_v in_o london_n and_o other_o place_n upon_o which_o the_o monk_n be_v long_o detain_v in_o prison_n till_o afterward_o release_v by_o the_o king_n be_v special_a command_n when_o he_o repair_v to_o westminster_n to_o give_v thanks_o to_o god_n for_o his_o victory_n over_o the_o scot_n matthew_n westminster_n 1303._o matt._n westm_n an._n 1303._o a_o monk_n of_o that_o abbey_n mince_v this_o story_n of_o the_o robbery_n of_o the_o king_n treasury_n in_o favour_n of_o the_o monk_n and_o say_v that_o only_a ten_o of_o they_o be_v imprison_v when_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o record_n that_o 48_o of_o they_o supra_fw-la cook_n ut_fw-la supra_fw-la with_o the_o abbot_n be_v imprison_v and_o indict_v for_o it_o and_o upon_o this_o occasion_n it_o be_v that_o the_o court_n of_o exchequer_n sometime_o call_v the_o novel_a exchequer_n be_v new_o build_v chantery_n free-chappels_a and_o college_n as_o they_o be_v institute_v and_o employ_v spend_v and_o exhaust_v huge_a sum_n of_o money_n and_o revenue_n the_o purpose_n of_o which_o expense_n will_v appear_v in_o the_o brief_a description_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o those_o foundation_n a_o chantery_n so_o call_v à _fw-la cantando_fw-la be_v a_o chapel_n common_o annex_v to_o some_o parochial_a chantery_n chantery_n collegiate_n or_o chathedral_n church_n endow_v with_o land_n or_o some_o other_o yearly_a revenue_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o one_o or_o more_o priest_n daily_o to_o sing_v mass_n 14._o vid._n stat._n 37_o h._n 8._o ca._n 4._o &_o 1_o ed._n 6._o ca._n 14._o for_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o donor_n or_o founder_n and_o such_o other_o as_o they_o do_v appoint_v now_o the_o exact_a number_n of_o all_o these_o in_o england_n can_v be_v know_v for_o they_o be_v very_o numerous_a but_o if_o at_o mathematician_n measure_v hercules_n by_o his_o foot_n a_o probable_a conjecture_n may_v be_v make_v of_o they_o from_o those_o which_o be_v found_v in_o the_o chathedral_n of_o st._n paul_n in_o london_n for_o in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o king_n ed._n the_o six_o a_o certificate_n be_v return_v by_o the_o dean_n and_o chapter_n of_o st._n paul_n to_o the_o king_n commissioner_n affirm_v that_o they_o have_v seven_o and_o forty_o chantery_n in_o that_o church_n according_a to_o which_o proportion_n there_o be_v certain_o a_o vast_a revenue_n swallow_v up_o by_o they_o throughout_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n for_o there_o be_v not_o a_o cathedral_n or_o collegiate_n church_n in_o england_n but_o some_o number_n of_o chantery_n be_v found_v in_o they_o and_o in_o many_o parochial_a church_n also_o and_o if_o the_o model_n of_o the_o country_n church_n be_v observe_v very_o often_o some_o additional_a building_n or_o excrescence_n appear_v differ_v from_o the_o old_a or_o first_o fabric_n erect_v and_o use_v for_o these_o chantery_n and_o that_o the_o nature_n and_o use_v of_o these_o may_v be_v the_o better_o apprehend_v we_o will_v here_o specify_v the_o foundation_n and_o ordination_n of_o one_o of_o they_o viz._n thomas_n de_fw-fr pakinton_n in_o the_o year_n 1348._o chelmscote_n w._n duadale_n amiq._n warw._n in_o chelmscote_n an._n 22._o edward_n the_o three_o found_v a_o chantery_n at_o chelmescote_n in_o warwickshire_n and_o settle_a land_n and_o tenement_n of_o a_o good_a value_n to_o maintain_v four_o priest_n to_o sing_v mass_n for_o his_o lord_n the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n his_o countess_n child_n and_o ancestor_n as_o also_o for_o himself_o his_o parent_n kinsfolk_n and_o their_o posterity_n and_o for_o the_o soul_n of_o all_o faithful_a people_n decease_v in_o manner_n follow_v viz._n two_o of_o they_o which_o be_v to_o inhabit_v near_o the_o chapel_n at_o chelmscote_n every_o day_n to_o sing_v the_o matin_n of_o the_o day_n and_o of_o the_o bless_a lady_n with_o all_o canonical_a hour_n distinct_o and_o open_o and_o to_o sing_v mass_n daily_o viz._n one_o of_o they_o every_o sunday_n and_o on_o the_o great_a festival_n and_o on_o monday_n the_o mass_n of_o the_o holy_a trinity_n tuesday_n of_o st._n thomas_n the_o martyr_n on_o wednesday_n of_o st._n katherine_n and_o st._n margaret_n thursday_n of_o corpus_fw-la christi_fw-la friday_n of_o the_o holy_a cross_n and_o saturday_n of_o the_o annunciation_n of_o our_o lady_n the_o other_o priest_n to_o celebrate_v every_o day_n the_o mass_n of_o requiem_n for_o the_o soul_n of_o all_o faithful_a depart_v this_o life_n and_o in_o every_o mass_n to_o say_v 7_o collect_v one_o of_o the_o celebration_n of_o the_o mass_n the_o second_o for_o he_o the_o say_v thomas_n de_fw-fr pukinton_n viz._n deus_fw-la qui_fw-la caritatis_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o three_o also_o for_o he_o after_o his_o death_n deus_fw-la cujus_fw-la misericordiae_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o four_o of_o st._n thomas_n the_o martyr_n the_o five_o of_o the_o annunciation_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n the_o six_o for_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o decease_a begin_v with_o inclina_fw-la the_o seven_o the_o general_a collect_n which_o begin_v sanctissima_fw-la dei_fw-la genetrix_fw-la maria_fw-la especial_o name_v therein_o the_o say_a earl_n his_o countess_n and_o child_n and_o he_o the_o say_v thomas_n de_fw-fr pakinton_n and_o all_o his_o kindred_n and_o upon_o all_o holy_a day_n to_o say_v a_o placebo_fw-la and_o dirige_fw-la with_o special_a commendation_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o person_n before_o speak_v of_o and_o the_o soul_n of_o all_o the_o faithful_a decease_a likewise_o he_o ordain_v that_o the_o other_o two_o priest_n shall_v live_v together_o near_o the_o church_n and_o be_v daily_o present_a therein_o at_o matin_n and_o all_o other_o canonical_a hour_n to_o join_v with_o the_o other_o priest_n except_o just_a cause_n and_o hindrance_n happen_v and_o daily_o sing_v mass_n at_o the_o altar_n near_o his_o father_n grave_n and_o that_o all_o these_o priest_n before_o their_o admission_n to_o these_o chantery_n shall_v take_v their_o corporal_a oath_n to_o observe_v all_o the_o order_n to_o their_o utmost_a power_n and_o this_o ordination_n contain_v several_a other_o particular_n be_v confirm_v by_o the_o canon_n of_o kenilworth_n rector_n of_o the_o church_n by_o john_n de_fw-fr chelmescote_n vicar_n the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n and_o bishop_n of_o worcester_n free-chappels_a be_v such_o as_o be_v found_v free-chappels_a free-chappels_a and_o endow_v and_o have_v no_o relation_n unto_o or_o dependence_n on_o a_o mother-church_n save_v only_o the_o right_n of_o sepulture_n and_o these_o be_v great_a than_o chantery_n have_v great_a revenue_n and_o more_o room_n for_o priest_n and_o more_o priest_n for_o that_o room_n to_o fing_v mass_n and_o pray_v for_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o founder_n and_o other_o according_a to_o the_o institution_n college_n be_v foundation_n of_o like_a nature_n college_n college_n and_o though_o few_o in_o number_n yet_o be_v rich_a than_o both_o the_o former_a among_o which_o the_o college_n of_o fotheringhay_n northampt._n speed_v catal._n in_o northampt._n in_o northamptonshire_n be_v yearly_o value_v at_o four_o hundred_o nineteen_o pound_n eleven_o shilling_n ten_o penny_n halfpenny_n for_o the_o office_n and_o employment_n of_o the_o priest_n in_o these_o and_o the_o free-chappels_a maintain_v they_o be_v much_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o chantery_n of_o
and_o unacquainted_a and_o half_o forget_v suppliant_n poor_a prisoner_n of_o god_n the_o silly_a soul_n in_o purgatory_n here_o abide_v and_o endure_v the_o grievous_a pain_n and_o hot_a cleanse_v fire_n etc._n etc._n but_o yet_o not_o trust_v to_o the_o uncertain_a charity_n of_o other_o most_o person_n strain_v to_o the_o utmost_a and_o many_o most_o excessive_o their_o fortune_n consider_v to_o leave_v some_o provision_n behind_o they_o for_o that_o purpose_n and_o most_o common_o by_o their_o last_o will_n and_o testament_n which_o be_v account_v sacred_a and_o carry_v a_o obligation_n more_o than_o ordinary_a for_o all_o person_n concern_v to_o see_v they_o perform_v and_o thereby_o or_o by_o act_n execute_v in_o their_o life-time_n it_o be_v not_o rare_a for_o many_o man_n though_o they_o have_v many_o child_n to_o provide_v for_o or_o many_o debt_n to_o pay_v to_o post-pone_a all_o relation_n and_o consideration_n to_o this_o concern_v of_o the_o soul_n and_o to_o appoint_v and_o take_v order_n for_o mass_n satisfactory_a anniverssary_n obit_n requiem_n dirge_n placebo_n trental_n lamp_n light_n and_o other_o office_n to_o be_v perform_v daily_o weekly_o monthly_o or_o yearly_a as_o far_o as_o the_o sum_n destine_v will_v afford_v for_o the_o ease_n and_o help_v of_o the_o testator_n soul_n mass_n satisfactory_a mass_n mass_n be_v the_o romish_a service_n appoint_v to_o be_v say_v or_o sing_v at_o a_o certain_a time_n or_o time_n and_o at_o a_o appoint_a place_n at_o such_o a_o altar_n or_o in_o such_o a_o chapel_n with_o special_a reference_n to_o or_o remembrance_n of_o such_o a_o soul_n or_o soul_n torment_v in_o purgatory_n a_o anniversary_n anniversary_n anniversary_n be_v the_o appointment_n and_o performance_n of_o prayer_n at_o such_o or_o such_o a_o time_n once_o a_o year_n for_o the_o soul_n of_o decease_a person_n common_o upon_o the_o day_n of_o the_o death_n of_o the_o party_n who_o appoint_v it_o and_o this_o in_o imitation_n of_o the_o old_a anniversary_n day_n whereon_o the_o martyrdom_n or_o death_n of_o saint_n be_v celebrate_v a_o obit_n obit_n obit_n be_v a_o funeral_n office_n perform_v for_o the_o dead_a and_o for_o his_o soul_n health_n at_o certain_a time_n and_o place_n appoint_v a_o requiem_n requiem_n requiem_n be_v on_o office_n or_o mass_n common_o sing_v for_o the_o dead_a so_o call_v from_o those_o word_n in_o it_o requiem_n aeternam_fw-la dona_fw-la eye_n domine_fw-la a_o dirge_n dirge_n dirge_n quasi_fw-la dirige_fw-la be_v a_o office_n of_o the_o same_o nature_n for_o soul_n in_o purgatory_n so_o call_v from_o the_o first_o word_n of_o the_o first_o antiphone_fw-la in_o the_o office_n dirige_fw-la etc._n etc._n a_o placebo_fw-la placebo_fw-la placebo_fw-la be_v another_o such_o like_a office_n or_o service_n perform_v for_o the_o health_n and_o good_a estate_n of_o some_o soul_n or_o soul_n so_o call_v from_o the_o word_n placebo_fw-la be_v the_o first_o word_n of_o the_o office_n a_o trental_a from_o the_o french_a trente_n trental_a trental_a be_v a_o service_n of_o thirty_o mass_n say_v or_o sing_v for_o the_o dead_a or_o a_o service_n perform_v thirty_o day_n after_o their_o death_n lamp_n and_o light_n light_n lamp_n light_n be_v by_o many_o order_v to_o be_v continual_o burn_v before_o some_o certain_a altan_n image_n or_o place_n or_o over_o some_o sepulchre_n so_o hallow_v as_o conceive_v to_o afford_v some_o ease_n or_o benefit_n to_o soul_n in_o purgatory_n the_o revenue_n that_o be_v give_v and_o settle_v for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o these_o and_o such_o like_a device_n which_o be_v very_o considerable_a throughout_o the_o kingdom_n be_v by_o the_o stat._n 1_o edward_n the_o six_o cap._n 14._o 14._o stat._n 1_o ed._n 6._o cap._n 14._o give_v to_o the_o king_n and_o they_o as_o vain_a and_o superstitious_a invention_n quite_o null_v what_o a_o esteem_n be_v former_o have_v of_o the_o virtue_n and_o efficacy_n of_o these_o mass_n etc._n etc._n may_v partly_o appear_v by_o a_o memorable_a record_n still_o extant_a viz._n alianor_n consort_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o first_o die_v defuncta_fw-la pat._n 19_o e._n 1._o m._n 11._o litera_fw-la supplicatoria_fw-la de_fw-la orando_fw-la pro_fw-la regina_fw-la defuncta_fw-la the_o king_n send_v out_o a_o writ_n to_o all_o the_o religious_a house_n and_o monk_n of_o clunie_n in_o england_n to_o sing_v mass_n and_o make_v prayer_n for_o her_o soul_n and_o to_o certify_v he_o the_o number_n of_o the_o mass_n they_o shall_v perform_v on_o that_o behalf_n that_o proportionable_o he_o may_v show_v his_o gratitude_n to_o they_o so_o in_o the_o year_n 1290._o 1958._o chron._n w._n thorn_n coll._n 1958._o dominus_fw-la thomas_n prior_n of_o christ_n church_n in_o canterbury_n concessit_fw-la domino_fw-la regi_fw-la in_o festa_fw-la translationis_fw-la beati_fw-la edvarâ—i_fw-la quinquaginta_fw-la psalteria_n duo_o millia_fw-la cccl_o missas_fw-la pro_fw-la animabus_fw-la progenitorum_fw-la suorum_fw-la &_o reginarum_fw-la angliae_fw-la as_o a_o extraordinary_a liberality_n and_o spiritual_a alms._n as_o be_v relate_v by_o w._n thorn_n and_o about_o the_o same_o time_n also_o it_o be_v lond._n bundle_n brev_n an._n 19_o ed._n 1._o in_o turt_n lond._n that_o arnald_n otho_n abbot_n of_o condam_fw-la send_v a_o certificate_n to_o the_o king_n to_o inform_v he_o what_o prayer_n mass_n and_o anniversarys_n he_o and_o his_o monastery_n have_v order_v for_o the_o speedy_a translation_n of_o his_o decease_a queen_n to_o the_o heavenly_a joy_n from_o all_o this_o now_o may_v easy_o be_v apprehend_v the_o force_n of_o vitiate_a and_o deprave_a imagination_n when_o man_n intellectua_n be_v first_o blind_v with_o ignorance_n and_o then_o lead_v by_o superstition_n be_v affright_v with_o uncouth_a relation_n of_o apparition_n miracle_n and_o the_o horror_n of_o a_o imaginary_a purgatory_n what_o will_v they_o not_o do_v or_o undertake_v to_o alleviate_v and_o mitigate_v in_o tanto_fw-la if_o not_o in_o toto_fw-la those_o approach_a torment_n and_o for_o that_o purpose_n suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v hale_v and_o pull_v sometime_o one_o way_n by_o guide_n as_o blind_a as_o themselves_o and_o sometime_o another_o by_o treacherous_a and_o dangerous_a designer_n yet_o in_o the_o dark_a of_o these_o time_n there_o want_v not_o some_o that_o can_v discern_v that_o all_o be_v not_o right_a and_o that_o they_o be_v get_v into_o a_o very_a uncertain_a and_o dangerous_a road_n and_o in_o as_o much_o danger_n from_o their_o guide_n as_o the_o enemy_n which_o they_o will_v avoid_v some_o of_o these_o in_o a_o more_o serious_a way_n protest_v and_o advise_v both_o against_o the_o error_n and_o the_o danger_n of_o it_o have_v their_o mouth_n soon_o stop_v when_o other_o more_o jocular_a between_o jest_n and_o earnest_n as_o it_o be_v make_v bold_a with_o the_o corruption_n and_o abuse_n of_o the_o time_n witness_v the_o wit_n and_o satirist_n of_o their_o respective_a time_n rob._n of_o gloucester_n john_n harding_n jeffrey_n chancer_n john_n gower_n rob._n longland_n alias_o piers_n ploughman_n lydgate_n and_o many_o more_o who_o dull_a rhyme_n carry_v a_o cut_a sense_n with_o they_o indeed_o though_o the_o lash_n of_o a_o satirist_n seldom_o or_o never_o produce_v amendment_n of_o epidemical_a vice_n and_o error_n yet_o in_o this_o they_o have_v their_o fruit_n that_o thereby_o posterity_n be_v oftentimes_o more_o true_o inform_v of_o the_o manner_n and_o genius_n of_o time_n than_o by_o the_o profess_a historian_n who_o rare_o touch_v that_o string_n and_o by_o these_o the_o abuse_n and_o cheat_v of_o priest_n monk_n and_o friar_n in_o their_o mass_n confession_n shrift_n penance_n pardon_n indulgence_n miracle_n relic_n etc._n etc._n all_o serve_v to_o fill_v the_o people_n brain_n with_o vain_a and_o terrible_a apprehension_n and_o to_o empty_v their_o purse_n be_v according_a to_o the_o wit_n of_o their_o respective_a age_n to_o the_o warn_n of_o this_o notable_o and_o smart_o detect_v arraign_v and_o condemn_v a_o multitude_n more_o of_o instance_n may_v be_v give_v of_o the_o chargeableness_n and_o expensiveness_n of_o popery_n whereby_o the_o people_n be_v daily_o abuse_v and_o improverish_v to_o the_o enrich_n of_o other_o with_o their_o spoil_n who_o natural_a office_n and_o duty_n be_v to_o feed_v and_o not_o to_o fleece_v the_o flock_n hence_o have_v be_v note_v the_o ready_a tendency_n of_o degenerate_a religion_n when_o it_o throw_v off_o its_o spiritual_a temper_n at_o the_o same_o time_n to_o grasp_v at_o temporal_a power_n and_o temporal_a riches_n how_o that_o power_n be_v usurp_v we_o have_v in_o part_n see_v in_o the_o first_o tract_n and_o how_o the_o riches_n be_v ingross_v we_o have_v endeavour_v to_o make_v some_o discovery_n in_o this_o and_o among_o all_o the_o art_n use_v for_o that_o purpose_n none_o prove_v more_o effectual_a than_o this_o device_n of_o purgatory_n this_o be_v the_o fire_n that_o always_o keep_v the_o pope_n kitchen_n warm_a and_o give_v life_n
12._o but_o by_o matter_n of_o record_n and_o that_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o dignity_n of_o his_o person_n second_o causa_fw-la necessitatis_fw-la as_o in_o case_n to_o avoid_v the_o attainder_n of_o he_o that_o have_v right_o to_o the_o crown_n as_o if_o the_o right_a heir_n to_o the_o crown_n be_v attaint_n of_o high_a treason_n yet_o shall_v the_o crown_n descend_v to_o he_o and_z eo_fw-la instanti_fw-la when_o it_o happen_v without_o any_o other_o reversal_a the_o attainder_n be_v purge_v as_o it_o fall_v out_o in_o the_o case_n of_o king_n henry_n 7._o jest_n in_o the_o interim_n b._n 1_o hen._n 7._o foe_n 4._o b._n there_o shall_v be_v a_o interregnum_fw-la which_o the_o law_n of_o england_n will_v not_o suffer_v any_o more_o than_o nature_n do_v a_o vacuum_n as_o also_o by_o virtue_n of_o this_o politic_a capacity_n though_o the_o king_n be_v within_o age_n yet_o he_o may_v make_v lease_n and_o grant_n and_o the_o same_o shall_v be_v valid_a for_o otherwise_o his_o revenue_n will_v decay_v and_o the_o king_n will_v not_o be_v able_a to_o reward_v service_n etc._n etc._n three_o causa_fw-la vtilitatis_fw-la as_o when_o land_n and_o tenement_n or_o possession_n descend_v from_o his_o collateral_a ancestor_n be_v subject_n as_o suppose_v from_o the_o earl_n of_o march_n etc._n etc._n to_o the_o king_n the_o king_n be_v seize_v or_o possess_v of_o they_o jure_fw-la coronae_fw-la in_o his_o politic_a capacity_n and_o they_o shall_v go_v with_o the_o crown_n and_o in_o this_o capacity_n it_o be_v that_o queen_n elizabeth_n have_v and_o enjoy_v all_o that_o belong_v to_o queen_n mary_n though_o they_o be_v but_o sister_n of_o the_o half_a blood_n which_o not_o other_o can_v do_v and_o as_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n be_v descendible_a to_o the_o heir_n male_n yet_o when_o a_o king_n die_v and_o leave_v no_o son_n but_o daughter_n only_o the_o crown_n and_o dignity_n royal_a descend_v to_o the_o king_n elder_a daughter_n alone_o and_o to_o her_o posterity_n and_o so_o it_o have_v be_v declare_v by_o a_o parliament_n for_o regnum_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la divisibile_fw-la 22._o stat._n 25_o hen._n 8._o cap._n 22._o and_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o possessio_fw-la fratris_fw-la of_o the_o land_n of_o the_o crown_n for_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o person_n do_v in_o these_o and_o many_o other_o like_v case_n alter_v the_o descent_n so_o as_o all_o the_o land_n and_o possession_n whereof_o the_o king_n be_v seize_v or_o possess_v jure_fw-la coronae_fw-la shall_v attend_v upon_o and_o follow_v the_o crown_n unto_o whosoever_o it_o shall_v descend_v for_o the_o crown_n and_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o same_o be_v concomitantia_fw-la the_o natural_a body_n of_o the_o king_n be_v thus_o invest_v with_o his_o politic_a and_o royal_a capacity_n we_o behold_v he_o as_o the_o representative_a and_o lieutenant_n of_o god_n almighty_n who_o be_v king_n of_o king_n all_o power_n be_v from_o god_n and_o imperium_fw-la non_fw-la nisi_fw-la divino_fw-la fato_fw-la datur_fw-la and_o therefore_o plato_n do_v say_v that_o god_n do_v not_o appoint_v and_o establish_v man_n that_o be_v man_n of_o a_o common_a sort_n and_o sufficiency_n and_o pure_o humane_a to_o rule_v and_o govern_v other_o cautious_o to_o be_v understand_v but_o such_o as_o by_o some_o divine_a touch_n singular_a virtue_n and_o gift_n of_o heaven_n do_v excel_v other_o and_o therefore_o they_o be_v call_v hero_n and_o stand_v in_o comparison_n with_o other_o as_o we_o may_v conceive_v of_o the_o air_n which_o if_o we_o do_v compare_v with_o the_o heaven_n it_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o earth_n but_o if_o we_o compare_v it_o with_o the_o earth_n it_o be_v then_o a_o kind_n of_o heaven_n so_o of_o king_n if_o we_o compare_v they_o with_o god_n almighty_a they_o be_v but_o a_o kind_n of_o man_n but_o if_o we_o compare_v they_o with_o other_o man_n they_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o god_n both_o intimate_v in_o that_o of_o the_o psalmist_n i_o have_v say_v you_o be_v god_n but_o you_o shall_v die_v like_o man_n this_o royal_a majesty_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n be_v replenish_v with_o plenary_a and_o undoubted_a right_n and_o authority_n to_o rule_v and_o govern_v all_o his_o subject_n and_o that_o in_o all_o cause_n as_o well_o ecclesiastical_a as_o temporal_a for_o this_o kingdom_n of_o england_n be_v a_o sovereign_a empire_n or_o monarchy_n consist_v of_o one_o head_n the_o sovereign_n or_o king_n and_o of_o a_o body_n politic_a the_o people_n and_o this_o body_n be_v distinguish_v into_o the_o clergy_n and_o the_o laity_n all_o of_o they_o entire_o subject_a to_o their_o royal_a head_n the_o king_n who_o as_o before_o be_v say_v be_v furnish_v and_o institute_v with_o a_o entire_a authority_n over_o every_o subject_a of_o what_o degree_n or_o quality_n soever_o and_o that_o in_o all_o cause_n ecclesiastical_a and_o temporal_a for_o otherwise_o the_o king_n will_v be_v imperfect_a in_o his_o authority_n contrary_a to_o the_o true_a notion_n of_o sovereignty_n and_o thereby_o disable_v to_o deliver_v justice_n in_o all_o cause_n to_o all_o his_o subject_n or_o to_o punish_v all_o crime_n and_o offence_n within_o his_o dominion_n a_o consideration_n of_o high_a import_n for_o the_o necessary_a security_n both_o of_o prince_n and_o people_n but_o notwithstanding_o the_o full_a and_o sovereign_a right_n of_o the_o king_n to_o rule_v and_o govern_v all_o his_o subject_n and_o that_o in_o all_o cause_n and_o consequent_o the_o just_a and_o necessary_a duty_n of_o all_o his_o subject_n to_o yield_v a_o full_a and_o entire_a obedience_n to_o all_o the_o king_n good_a law_n for_o it_o be_v the_o law_n that_o measure_v out_o and_o spirit_v the_o king_n authority_n as_o it_o direct_v and_o enforce_v the_o subject_n obedience_n yet_o so_o it_o have_v be_v and_o so_o it_o be_v in_o our_o antinomian_a time_n partly_o by_o the_o obstinacy_n and_o devotedness_n of_o some_o the_o weakness_n and_o ignorance_n of_o other_o and_o the_o peevishness_n and_o perverseness_n of_o many_o that_o there_o be_v a_o multitude_n of_o natural_a bear_v subject_n in_o this_o kingdom_n who_o in_o defiance_n of_o the_o law_n both_o in_o their_o opinion_n and_o practice_n deny_v or_o oppose_v our_o sovereign_n supremacy_n on_o the_o one_o hand_n there_o be_v the_o sectary_n who_o notwithstanding_o the_o law_n be_v the_o standard_n of_o true_a allegiance_n make_v the_o ground_n the_o rule_n and_o measure_n of_o their_o allegiance_n to_o be_v their_o own_o private_a fancy_n and_o though_o the_o law_n be_v the_o bright_a sun_n shine_v in_o the_o horizon_n of_o this_o kingdom_n by_o the_o light_n whereof_o every_o one_o ought_v to_o guide_v his_o action_n yet_o these_o man_n outstare_v this_o sun_n and_o giddy_o run_v some_o of_o they_o after_o the_o ignis_fw-la fatuus_fw-la of_o a_o pretend_a light_n within_o they_o some_o after_o the_o false_a fire_n of_o a_o misguide_a zeal_n too_o many_o after_o the_o boutfeau_n or_o malcontent_a incendiary_n and_o some_o after_o the_o very_a fume_n of_o hypochondriacal_a fit_n mistake_v for_o vision_n and_o revelation_n on_o the_o other_o hand_n there_o be_v the_o devoto_n of_o rome_n who_o in_o contempt_n of_o the_o king_n law_n and_o authority_n make_v the_o rule_n and_o measure_n of_o their_o allegiance_n to_o be_v the_o will_n and_o pleasure_n of_o a_o foreigner_n as_o the_o sectary_n set_v up_o a_o pope_n in_o every_o man_n conscience_n whilst_o they_o invest_v it_o with_o a_o power_n to_o control_v the_o decree_n of_o prince_n and_o new_a light_n for_o themselves_o to_o live_v and_o walk_v by_o these_o contrary_o put_v out_o their_o own_o eye_n and_o give_v themselves_o up_o to_o be_v lead_v by_o a_o infallible_a head_n as_o they_o think_v to_o who_o whilst_o they_o yield_v a_o blind_a obedience_n they_o can_v see_v to_o be_v good_a subject_n these_o man_n of_o both_o sort_n strike_v at_o our_o supremacy_n the_o very_a foundation_n and_o heartstring_n of_o government_n and_o by_o who_o the_o very_a sinew_n of_o sovereignty_n be_v cut_v asunder_o when_o either_o upon_o the_o suggestion_n of_o fanatical_a delusion_n or_o the_o imperious_a awe_v of_o a_o extraneous_a power_n the_o king_n be_v natural_a subject_n shall_v audacious_o lift_v up_o their_o hand_n and_o heel_n against_o he_o my_o province_n at_o this_o time_n to_o wave_v all_o dispute_n shall_v only_o be_v to_o make_v some_o discovery_n of_o those_o foundation_n of_o law_n right_o and_o authority_n whereon_o our_o king_n supremacy_n be_v build_v by_o the_o legal_a and_o unquestionable_a historical_a evidence_n and_o manifesto_n of_o the_o same_o and_o whilst_o i_o keep_v close_o there_o i_o shall_v be_v sure_a to_o be_v on_o a_o safe_a bottom_n i_o shall_v not_o pretend_v to_o wade_v into_o the_o vast_a ocean_n of_o the_o king_n prerogative_n in_o all_o its_o extension_n but_o shall_v confine_v myself_o to_o the_o affair_n
of_o the_o king_n supremacy_n in_o ecclesiastical_a matter_n without_o profess_v yet_o a_o stature_n to_o reach_v the_o top_n of_o this_o sublime_a or_o the_o bottom_n of_o this_o profound_a concern_n in_o the_o first_o place_n then_o we_o be_v to_o know_v that_o the_o king_n be_v just_a and_o lawful_a authority_n in_o ecclesiastical_a matter_n be_v in_o part_n declare_v by_o a_o statute_n make_v in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n 8._o stat._n 1_o eliz._n ca._n 1._o non_fw-la novam_fw-la introduxit_fw-la sed_fw-la antiquam_fw-la declaravit_fw-la coke_n 5._o rep._n cawdry_n case_n foe_fw-mi 8._o and_o it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o resolution_n of_o the_o judge_n in_o cawdry_n case_n that_o the_o say_a act_n of_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o queen_n concern_v ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n be_v not_o a_o statute_n introductory_n of_o a_o new_a law_n but_o declaratory_a of_o the_o old_a but_o for_o our_o purpose_n it_o will_v be_v sufficient_a to_o transcribe_v the_o preamble_n of_o the_o act_n which_o run_v thus_o most_o humble_o beseech_v your_o most_o excellent_a majesty_n your_o faithful_a and_o obedient_a subject_n the_o lord_n spiritual_a and_o temporal_a and_o the_o commons_o in_o this_o your_o present_a parliament_n assemble_v that_o where_o in_o time_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o your_o most_o dear_a father_n of_o worthy_a memory_n king_n henry_n 8._o divers_a good_a law_n and_o statute_n be_v make_v as_o well_o for_o the_o better_a extinguishment_n and_o put_v away_o of_o all_o usurp_a and_o foreign_a power_n and_o authority_n out_o of_o this_o your_o realm_n and_o other_o your_o highness_n dominion_n and_o country_n as_o also_o for_o the_o nota._n the_o nota._n restore_n and_o unite_n to_o the_o imperial_a crown_n of_o this_o realm_n the_o ancient_a jurisdiction_n authority_n superiority_n and_o preeminence_n to_o the_o same_o of_o right_n belong_v by_o reason_n whereof_o we_o your_o most_o humble_a and_o obedient_a subject_n from_o the_o 25._o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o your_o say_a dear_a father_n be_v continual_o keep_v in_o good_a order_n and_o be_v disburden_v of_o divers_a great_a and_o intolerable_a charge_n before_o that_o time_n unlawful_o take_v and_o exact_v by_o such_o foreign_a power_n and_o authority_n as_o before_o that_o be_v usurp_v until_o such_o time_n as_o all_o the_o say_v good_a law_n and_o statute_n by_o one_o act_n of_o parliament_n make_v in_o the_o first_o and_o second_o year_n of_o the_o reign_v of_o the_o late_a king_n philip_n and_z queen_n marry_o your_o highness_n sister_n entitle_v a_o act_n repeal_n all_o statute_n article_n and_o provision_n make_v against_o the_o see_v apostolic_a of_o rome_n since_o the_o 20_o year_n of_o king_n henry_n 8._o and_o also_o for_o the_o establishment_n of_o all_o spiritual_a and_o ecclesiastical_a possession_n and_o hereditament_n convey_v to_o the_o laity_n be_v all_o clear_o repeal_v and_o make_v void_a as_o by_o the_o same_o act_n of_o repeal_n more_o at_o large_a appear_v by_o reason_n of_o which_o act_n of_o repeal_n your_o say_a humble_a subject_n be_v estsoons_a bring_v again_o under_o a_o usurp_a foreign_a power_n and_o authority_n and_o yet_o do_v remain_v in_o that_o bondage_n to_o the_o intolerable_a charge_n of_o your_o love_a subject_n if_o some_o redress_n by_o the_o authority_n of_o this_o your_o high_a court_n of_o parliament_n with_o the_o assent_n of_o your_o highness_n be_v not_o have_v and_o provide_v may_v it_o therefore_o please_v your_o highness_n for_o the_o repress_v of_o the_o say_v usurp_v foreign_a power_n and_o the_o restore_n of_o the_o right_n jurisdiction_n and_o preeminence_n appertain_v to_o the_o imperial_a crown_n of_o this_o your_o realm_n that_o it_o may_v be_v enact_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o this_o present_a parliament_n etc._n etc._n and_o then_o it_o proceed_v to_o repeal_n the_o say_a act_n of_o philip_n and_o mary_n and_o revive_v the_o former_a statute_n of_o king_n hen._n 8._o and_o king_n edw._n 6._o abolish_v all_o usurp_a foreign_a power_n and_o authority_n and_o restore_v and_o unit_v all_o jurisdiction_n privilege_n superiorite_n and_o preeminence_n spiritual_a and_o ecclesiastical_a to_o the_o imperial_a crown_n of_o this_o realm_n this_o statute_n do_v right_o to_o the_o queen_n and_o her_o successor_n ever_o since_o as_o in_o temporal_a cause_n the_o king_n of_o england_n by_o the_o mouth_n of_o their_o judge_n in_o the_o court_n of_o justice_n have_v judge_v and_o determine_v the_o same_o by_o the_o temporal_a law_n of_o england_n so_o in_o all_o ecclesiastical_a and_o spiritual_a cause_n as_o blasphemy_n etc._n ecclesiastical_a cause_n stat._n de_fw-la circumsuecte_fw-la agatis_fw-la 13_o edw._n 1._o articuli_fw-la cleri_fw-la 9_o edw._n 2._o fitzh_n nat._n bre._n 41_o 42_o 43_o etc._n etc._n apostasy_n from_o christianity_n heresy_n schism_n order_v admission_n and_o institution_n of_o clark_n celebration_n of_o divine_a service_n rite_n of_o matrimony_n divorce_n bastardy_n substraction_n and_o right_n of_o tithe_n oblation_n obvention_n dilapidation_n reparation_n of_o church_n probate_a of_o will_n and_o testament_n administration_n and_o account_n upon_o the_o same_o simony_n fornication_n incest_n adultery_n solicitation_n of_o chastity_n appeal_v in_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n commutation_n of_o penance_n pension_n procuration_n etc._n etc._n the_o conusans_a of_o all_o which_o belong_v not_o to_o the_o common_a law_n but_o the_o determination_n and_o decision_n of_o the_o same_o have_v be_v by_o ecclesiastical_a judge_n according_a to_o the_o king_n be_v ecclesiastical_a law_n of_o this_o his_o realm_n and_o although_o the_o say_v stat._n 1_o eliz._n declare_v how_o and_o by_o who_o the_o king_n may_v appoint_v the_o same_o to_o be_v do_v yet_o as_o be_v intimate_v before_o the_o king_n by_o law_n may_v do_v the_o same_o although_o that_o statute_n have_v not_o be_v make_v and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o stephen_n gardiner_n the_o note_a bishop_n of_o winchester_n voluâ—runt_fw-la significantiori_fw-la vocabulo_fw-la competentem_fw-la principi_fw-la jure_fw-la divino_fw-la poâ—estâ—tem_fw-la exprâ—mi_fw-la clarius_fw-la voluâ—runt_fw-la in_o his_o oration_n de_fw-fr vera_fw-la obedientia_fw-la once_o say_v that_o by_o the_o parliament_n still_v of_o king_n hen._n 8._o head_n of_o the_o church_n it_o be_v no_o new_a invent_v matter_n wrought_v only_o their_o mind_n be_v to_o have_v the_o power_n pertain_v to_o a_o prince_n by_o god_n law_n to_o be_v more_o clear_o express_v by_o this_o emphatical_a compellation_n and_o certain_o this_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o that_o answer_n which_o king_n james_n give_v to_o the_o nonconforming_a divine_n at_o the_o conference_n at_o hampton_n court_n upon_o the_o seven_o and_o thirty_o article_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n the_o say_v divine_v urge_v that_o these_o word_n in_o the_o article_n viz._n 37._o confer_v at_o hamp_n court_n foe_n 37._o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v no_o authority_n in_o this_o land_n be_v not_o sufficient_a unless_o it_o be_v add_v nor_o aught_o to_o have_v to_o which_o the_o king_n be_v somewhat_o move_v roundly_o reply_v what_o speak_v you_o of_o the_o pope_n authority_n here_o habemus_fw-la jure_fw-la quod_fw-la habemus_fw-la and_o therefore_o in_o as_o much_o as_o it_o be_v say_v he_o have_v not_o it_o be_v plain_a and_o certain_a enough_o that_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o have_v nor_o be_v this_o authority_n unite_v to_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n only_o but_o of_o right_a also_o to_o all_o other_o christian_a crown_n and_o according_o avow_v by_o all_o other_o christian_a prince_n and_o to_o this_o purpose_n i_o can_v multiply_v the_o suffrage_n of_o many_o ancient_a father_n and_o doctor_n of_o the_o church_n but_o my_o aim_n be_v rather_o at_o matter_n of_o fact_n i_o will_v forbear_v the_o particularise_v the_o explicit_a judgement_n and_o declaration_n of_o those_o devout_a and_o just_a man_n who_o be_v as_o careful_a in_o its_o degree_n and_o proportion_n to_o give_v unto_o caesar_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v caesar_n as_o to_o god_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v god_n but_o for_o the_o matter_n of_o practice_n and_o in_o the_o first_o place_n here_o i_o can_v but_o take_v notice_n that_o in_o the_o first_o age_n of_o christianity_n religion_n do_v not_o only_o subsist_v but_o spread_v by_o immediate_a influence_n from_o heaven_n only_o but_o when_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o same_o influence_n it_o have_v once_o prevail_v and_o triumph_v over_o all_o opposition_n of_o pagan_a superstition_n and_o persecution_n and_o subdue_v the_o emperor_n themselves_o and_o become_v the_o imperial_a religion_n then_o ecclesiastical_a authority_n assume_v and_o fix_v itself_o in_o its_o natural_a and_o proper_a place_n and_o the_o excercise_n of_o its_o jurisdiction_n and_o what_o that_o be_v i_o shall_v show_v also_o be_v restore_v to_o the_o imperial_a diadem_n and_o constantine_n be_v no_o soon_o settle_v in_o his_o imperial_a throne_n but_o he_o take_v the_o settlement_n of_o all_o ecclesiastical_a
matter_n into_o his_o care_n and_o cognisan_n he_o call_v synod_n and_o council_n and_o ratify_v their_o canon_n into_o law_n he_o rout_v the_o conventicle_n of_o the_o donatist_n make_v edict_n concern_v festival_n the_o rite_n of_o sepulture_n the_o immunity_n of_o church_n the_o authority_n of_o bishop_n the_o privilege_n of_o the_o clergy_n with_o divers_a other_o thing_n relate_v to_o the_o outward_a polity_n of_o the_o church_n in_o which_o affair_n he_o be_v careful_o follow_v by_o his_o successor_n as_o evident_o may_v appear_v to_o all_o conversant_a in_o the_o civil_a law_n and_o the_o aforesaid_a stephen_n gardiner_n in_o that_o his_o notable_a oration_n of_o true_a obedience_n make_v instance_n in_o the_o roman_a emperor_n justinian_n who_o with_o the_o approbation_n of_o all_o the_o world_n at_o that_o time_n set_v forth_o those_o law_n of_o the_o most_o bless_a trinity_n the_o catholic_a faith_n 19_o justiniani_n factum_fw-la qui_fw-la leges_fw-la edidit_fw-la de_fw-la trinitate_fw-la de_fw-la fide_fw-la catholica_fw-la etc._n etc._n steph._n wint._n orat._n foe_o 19_o of_o bishop_n and_o clergyman_n and_o the_o like_a the_o like_a also_o appear_v by_o the_o most_o famous_a partidas_n set_v forth_o by_o ferdinando_n the_o saint_n and_o his_o son_n alphonso_n for_o the_o ancient_a kingdom_n of_o castille_n toledo_n leon_n and_o other_o of_o spain_n celebrate_v in_o the_o spanish_a history_n correspondent_n to_o which_o also_o have_v be_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o france_n spain_n lew._n turquet_n hist_o of_o spain_n who_o king_n have_v ever_o be_v esteem_v in_o some_o sense_n the_o head_n of_o their_o church_n and_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o the_o open_v their_o most_o ancient_a council_n under_o the_o first_o and_o second_o the_o merovingian_n and_o caroline_n line_n be_v ever_o by_o the_o power_n and_o authority_n and_o sometime_o the_o presidency_n of_o their_o king_n and_o prince_n it_o be_v a_o note_a saying_n in_o one_o of_o their_o council_n 2._o council_n parisienâ—_n 6._o lib._n 2._o cap._n 2._o cognoscant_fw-la principes_fw-la seculi_fw-la se_fw-la deo_fw-la debere_fw-la rationem_fw-la propter_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la quam_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la tuendam_fw-la accipiunt_fw-la and_o according_a to_o this_o doctrine_n lâ—ndenbrog_n c_o d._n lâ—g_n antiq_fw-la gall._n fâ—_n 827._o lâ—ndenbrog_n for_o matter_n of_o church_n or_o state_n of_o charles_n the_o great_a ludovicus_n pius_n lewis_n le_fw-fr gros_n pepin_n and_o other_o collect_v by_o the_o french_a antiquary_n and_o at_o this_o day_n general_o among_o the_o lawyer_n and_o most_o learned_a of_o the_o french_a nation_n it_o be_v hold_v and_o declare_v gall._n vid._n le_fw-fr reâ—â—w_fw-fr de_fw-fr le_fw-fr council_n de_fw-fr trent_n boreâ—_n lib._n 4._o the_o decret_a eccl._n gall._n that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v ancient_o the_o first_o and_o chief_a bishop_n according_a to_o the_o dignity_n of_o of_o precedency_n and_o order_n not_o by_o any_o divine_a institution_n but_o because_o rome_n be_v the_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o empire_n that_o he_o obtain_v this_o primacy_n over_o the_o western_a church_n by_o the_o grace_n and_o gift_n of_o pepin_n charles_n the_o great_a and_o other_o king_n of_o france_n and_o that_o he_o have_v no_o power_n to_o dispose_v of_o temporal_a thing_n that_o it_o belong_v to_o christian_a king_n and_o prince_n to_o call_v ecclesiastical_a synod_n to_o establish_v their_o decree_n to_o make_v wholesome_a law_n for_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n and_o to_o punish_v and_o reform_v abuse_n therein_o that_o the_o law_n whereby_o their_o church_n be_v to_o be_v govern_v be_v only_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o more_o ancient_a council_n and_o their_o own_o national_a constitution_n and_o not_o the_o extravagant_n and_o decretal_n of_o the_o bishop_n or_o court_n of_o rome_n that_o the_o council_n of_o constance_n assemble_v by_o sigismond_n the_o emperor_n with_o a_o concurrent_a consent_n of_o other_o christian_a prince_n decree_v a_o general_n synod_n or_o council_n to_o be_v superior_a to_o the_o pope_n and_o correct_v many_o abuse_n in_o the_o roman_a church_n which_o yet_o remain_v in_o practice_n be_v a_o true_a ecumenical_a council_n as_o also_o be_v the_o council_n of_o basil_n that_o the_o assembly_n of_o trent_n be_v no_o lawful_a council_n and_o the_o canon_n thereof_o rather_o to_o be_v esteem_v the_o decree_n of_o the_o pope_n who_o call_v and_o continue_v it_o than_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o council_n itself_o and_o that_o in_o regard_n the_o number_n of_o bishop_n there_o meet_v be_v but_o small_a bear_v no_o proportion_n to_o the_o import_n of_o a_o general_n council_n as_o also_o the_o great_a part_n of_o those_o present_n be_v italian_a and_o vassal_n to_o the_o pope_n and_o nothing_o there_o resolve_v on_o but_o what_o be_v before_o determine_v at_o rome_n which_o then_o occasion_v this_o infamous_a byword_n that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v carry_v in_o cloak-bag_n every_o post_n from_o rome_n to_o trent_n that_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n ought_v to_o be_v administer_v under_o both_o kind_n and_o that_o at_o the_o least_o a_o great_a part_n of_o divine_a service_n ought_v to_o be_v perform_v in_o the_o vulgar_a tongue_n thus_o far_o the_o french_a and_o many_o the_o like_a instance_n may_v here_o be_v add_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n but_o yet_o under_o favour_n all_o crown_n imperial_a must_v give_v place_n in_o regard_n of_o this_o one_o flower_n or_o jewel_n of_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n to_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n for_o as_o the_o first_o christian_a king_n that_o ever_o the_o world_n see_v be_v record_v to_o have_v be_v of_o this_o island_n the_o renown_a lucius_n so_o be_v he_o intimate_v to_o be_v the_o first_o that_o ever_o exercise_v ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n be_v direct_v thereunto_o by_o pope_n eleutherius_fw-la epist_n vâ—d_n eleuth_n epist_n to_o fetch_v his_o law_n by_o the_o advice_n of_o his_o council_n out_o of_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n and_o by_o the_o same_o to_o govern_v his_o kingdom_n wherein_o he_o be_v god_n vicar_n according_a to_o which_o advice_n the_o british_a saxon_a danish_a and_o first_o king_n of_o the_o norman_n have_v govern_v their_o church_n and_o churchman_n as_o may_v appear_v by_o the_o law_n by_o they_o for_o that_o purpose_n make_v etc._n archaionem_fw-la analect_n angl._n brit._n li._n 1_o 2._o hist_o cambr._n foe_o 59_o jo._n brompton_n etc._n etc._n and_o late_o exhibit_v to_o the_o public_a by_o mr._n lambard_n mr._n selden_n dr._n powell_n and_o other_o neither_o can_v any_o ecclesiastical_a canon_n for_o government_n of_o the_o english_a church_n be_v produce_v till_o long_o after_o the_o conquest_n which_o be_v not_o either_o original_o promulge_v or_o afterward_o allow_v either_o by_o the_o monarch_n or_o some_o king_n of_o the_o heptarchy_n sit_v or_o direct_v in_o the_o national_a or_o provincial_a synod_n nay_o in_o the_o after_o usurp_a time_n there_o be_v to_o be_v see_v the_o transcript_n of_o a_o record_n an._n 25._o manus_fw-la chronic_n abb._n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la vide_fw-la the_o like_o charter_n of_o exemption_n to_o the_o abbot_n of_o abbindon_n by_o kâ—nulphus_n in_o stanf._n pl._n cor._n l._n 2._o foe_n 111._o b._n 1_o hen._n 7._o foe_n 23_o 25._o 3_o hen._n 2._o wherein_o when_o the_o bishop_n of_o chichester_n oppose_v some_o canon_n against_o the_o king_n exemption_n of_o the_o abbey_n of_o battle_n from_o episcopal_a jurisdiction_n the_o king_n in_o anger_n reply_v tu_fw-la pro_fw-la papae_fw-la authoritate_fw-la ab_fw-la hominibus_fw-la concessa_fw-la contra_fw-la dignitatum_fw-la regalium_fw-la authoritates_fw-la mihi_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la concessas_fw-la calliditate_fw-la arguta_fw-la niti_fw-la praecogitas_fw-la do_v thou_o go_v about_o by_o subtlety_n of_o wit_n to_o oppose_v the_o pope_n authority_n grant_v by_o the_o connivance_n of_o man_n against_o the_o authority_n of_o my_o regal_a dignity_n give_v by_o god_n himself_o and_o thereupon_o require_v reason_n and_o justice_n against_o the_o bishop_n for_o his_o insolence_n and_o thus_o it_o be_v most_o easy_o demonstrable_a that_o the_o king_n of_o england_n have_v have_v these_o flower_n of_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n plant_v in_o the_o imperial_a crown_n of_o this_o realm_n even_o from_o the_o very_a beginning_n of_o the_o christian_a monarchy_n in_o this_o island_n where_o we_o hope_v they_o have_v now_o take_v such_o root_n that_o neither_o any_o fanatic_a whisper_n at_o home_n nor_o the_o roar_n of_o any_o romish_a bull_n from_o abroad_o will_v ever_o be_v able_a to_o shake_v or_o blast_v the_o same_o and_o from_o hence_o be_v the_o resolution_n of_o our_o judge_n mention_v before_o in_o the_o case_n of_o cawary_n eccl._n cook_n 5._o rep._n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la reg._n eccl._n that_o the_o say_a statute_n make_v in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o queen_n concern_v ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n be_v not_o introductory_n of_o a_o new_a law_n but_o declaratory_a of_o the_o old_a which_o appear_v
as_o well_o by_o the_o title_n of_o the_o say_a act_n as_o by_o the_o body_n of_o it_o 1._o a_o act_n restore_v to_o the_o crown_n the_o ancient_a jurisdiction_n over_o the_o state_n ecclesiastical_a and_o spiritual_a 1_o eliz._n 1._o in_o divers_a place_n for_o that_o stat._n do_v not_o annex_v any_o jurisdiction_n to_o the_o crown_n but_o that_o which_o in_o truth_n be_v or_o of_o right_a aught_o to_o be_v by_o the_o ancient_a law_n of_o this_o realm_n parcel_n of_o the_o king_n jurisdiction_n now_o it_o be_v not_o unknown_a how_o from_o the_o root_n as_o it_o be_v of_o this_o inherent_a authority_n grow_v the_o several_a branch_n of_o the_o same_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o that_o he_o have_v the_o supreme_a right_n of_o patronage_n over_o all_o england_n and_o all_o ecclesiastical_a benefice_n within_o the_o same_o so_o that_o if_o the_o immediate_a patron_n present_v not_o a_o clerk_n in_o due_a time_n nor_o the_o ordinary_a nor_o metropolitan_a the_o right_a of_o presentation_n devolve_v on_o the_o king_n and_o there_o rest_v regi_fw-la nullum_fw-la tempus_fw-la occurrit_fw-la regi_fw-la he_o only_o have_v the_o patronage_n of_o all_o bishopric_n and_o none_o can_v be_v choose_v but_o by_o his_o congee_n d'_fw-fr eslier_n and_o who_o he_o nominate_v none_o can_v be_v consecrate_v bishop_n or_o take_v possession_n of_o the_o revenue_n of_o the_o bishopric_n without_o a_o special_a writ_n or_o assent_v from_o the_o king_n the_o king_n only_o call_v national_a or_o provincial_a synod_n and_o by_o his_o commissioner_n or_o metropolitan_o give_v life_n to_o canon_n order_n ordinance_n and_o constitution_n relate_v to_o the_o government_n and_o ceremony_n of_o the_o church_n for_o reformation_n and_o correction_n of_o heresy_n schism_n contempt_n etc._n etc._n rep._n hall_n case_n coke_n 5_o rep._n the_o king_n have_v power_n to_o pardon_v the_o violation_n of_o ecclesiastical_a law_n to_o dispense_v with_o the_o rigour_n of_o they_o and_o to_o regulate_v all_o ecclesiastical_a person_n as_o that_o a_o bastard_n may_v be_v make_v a_o priest_n a._n 11_o hen._n 7.12_o a._n that_o a_o priest_n may_v hold_v more_o benefice_n than_o one_o that_o he_o may_v succeed_v his_o father_n that_o he_o may_v be_v non-resident_n etc._n etc._n and_o for_o his_o superintendency_n over_o the_o whole_a church_n the_o king_n have_v the_o first-fruit_n and_o ten_o of_o all_o ecclesiastical_a benefice_n and_o from_o he_o lie_v no_o appeal_n to_o any_o foreign_a jurisdiction_n whatsoever_o neither_o be_v it_o unknown_a what_o strange_a encroachment_n and_o usurpation_n have_v be_v make_v upon_o the_o fundamental_a right_n of_o our_o king_n by_o the_o pope_n and_o court_n of_o rome_n and_o again_o how_o strenuous_o in_o all_o time_n it_o have_v be_v assert_v and_o vindicate_v by_o the_o king_n and_o people_n of_o england_n the_o papal_a dominion_n rise_v and_o fall_v here_o according_a to_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o time_n and_o the_o measure_n of_o resistance_n which_o it_o meet_v withal_o and_o evident_a be_v it_o also_o by_o what_o mean_v this_o foreign_a dominion_n come_v to_o be_v own_v here_o for_o in_o the_o empire_n the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n usurp_v one_o half_a of_o the_o imperial_a power_n and_o annex_v the_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n and_o supremacy_n to_o their_o own_o see_v for_o take_v advantage_n of_o the_o public_a distraction_n occasion_v partly_o by_o the_o incursion_n of_o the_o barbarian_n on_o the_o north_n and_o east_n part_n and_o chief_o by_o the_o division_n of_o the_o empire_n itself_o and_o by_o some_o opportunity_n of_o serve_v some_o weak_a and_o vicious_a emperor_n in_o their_o unworthy_a purpose_n they_o gain_v at_o last_o by_o force_n or_o fraud_n the_o whole_a dominion_n of_o religion_n to_o themselves_o and_o by_o pretend_v to_o the_o spirit_n of_o infallibility_n they_o usurp_v a_o absolute_a empire_n over_o the_o faith_n and_o conscience_n of_o man_n which_o yet_o they_o can_v not_o maintain_v without_o the_o continual_a disdain_a affront_n to_o the_o prince_n of_o christendom_n the_o last_o whereof_o reduce_v under_o this_o yoke_n be_v the_o king_n of_o this_o island_n and_o for_o which_o there_o be_v not_o art_n enough_o want_v as_o by_o make_v a_o bad_a use_n of_o innocent_a and_o good_a meaning_n and_o improve_n the_o humility_n of_o other_o for_o a_o advantageous_a step_n whereon_o to_o mount_v itself_o for_o when_o religion_n come_v to_o a_o consistency_n here_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v great_o reverence_v by_o the_o christian_n of_o this_o island_n as_o one_o that_o be_v the_o primate_n of_o one_o of_o the_o than_o most_o glorious_a church_n in_o the_o world_n patriarch_n of_o the_o west_n and_o reside_v in_o a_o city_n famous_a for_o art_n and_o learning_n and_o the_o seat_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o then_o the_o fame_n of_o this_o eminent_a bishop_n crescens_fw-la eundo_fw-la 2._o tacit._n hist_o lib._n 2._o and_o majora_fw-la credi_fw-la de_fw-la absentibus_fw-la as_o tacitus_n speak_v acquire_v a_o mighty_a reverence_n for_o he_o in_o these_o remote_a part_n though_o the_o devout_a britain_n who_o receive_v more_o probable_o their_o first_o conversion_n from_o asia_n apply_v themselves_o chief_o to_o judaea_n as_o a_o place_n of_o the_o great_a sanctity_n yet_o among_o the_o saxon_n for_o the_o reason_n aforesaid_a 23._o beda_n hist_o li._n 4._o cap._n 23._o romam_fw-la adire_fw-la magnae_fw-la virtutis_fw-la aestimabatur_fw-la as_o ven._n beda_n have_v it_o but_o as_o this_o be_v of_o their_o part_n no_o other_o than_o as_o to_o a_o great_a doctor_n or_o prelate_n from_o who_o countenance_n and_o assistance_n they_o hope_v for_o great_a advantage_n so_o those_o instruction_n they_o receive_v from_o rome_n be_v not_o as_o come_n from_o one_o that_o have_v dominion_n over_o their_o faith_n the_o one_o side_n not_o at_o all_o give_v nor_o the_o other_o assume_v more_o respect_n than_o what_o be_v decent_a and_o fit_a out_o of_o charity_n reverence_n and_o christian_a affection_n each_o unto_o the_o other_o and_o therefore_o observable_a be_v it_o in_o that_o famous_a transaction_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o france_n eod_n platina_n in_o vita_fw-la zach_n 1_o spondan_n in_o eod_n about_o the_o depose_n of_o childerick_n and_o set_v up_o pepin_n in_o his_o room_n which_o some_o have_v contend_v to_o have_v be_v do_v by_o the_o pope_n authority_n the_o truth_n be_v aemil._n mente_fw-la stupidus_fw-la &_o vitâ_fw-la ignavus_fw-la paul_n aemil._n childerick_n be_v set_v aside_o by_o the_o peer_n of_o france_n for_o a_o fool_n or_o frantic_a and_o pepin_n step_v up_o apply_v himself_o to_o the_o then_o pope_n zachary_n to_o confirm_v not_o to_o confer_v his_o new_a obtain_a kingdom_n for_o in_o those_o day_n they_o give_v no_o such_o power_n neither_o do_v pope_n zachary_n claim_v it_o only_o that_o such_o a_o extraordinary_a action_n may_v carry_v the_o better_a face_n in_o the_o world_n it_o be_v think_v requisite_a to_o have_v the_o suffrage_n of_o so_o grave_a a_o oracle_n and_o therefore_o baronius_n confess_v and_o that_o you_o will_v will_v say_v be_v much_o annal._n baron_fw-fr annal._n francos_fw-la non_fw-la zachariae_fw-la paruisse_fw-la decreto_fw-la sed_fw-la acquievisse_fw-la consilio_fw-la and_o there_o be_v great_a difference_n between_o a_o authoritative_a injunction_n and_o a_o prudential_n advice_n which_o be_v only_o a_o answer_n out_o of_o discretion_n and_o leave_v to_o discretion_n and_o so_o can_v imply_v no_o obligation_n at_o all_o and_o sabellicus_n relate_v it_o thus_o that_o the_o peer_n of_o france_n depose_v childerick_n 8._o sabell_n ennead_a 8_o lib._n 8._o and_o set_v up_o pepin_n in_o his_o stead_n romano_n pontifice_fw-la consulto_fw-la whence_o this_o gloss_n upon_o one_o of_o their_o law_n papa_n deposuit_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la deponentibus_fw-la consensit_fw-la but_o enough_o of_o this_o but_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o by_o one_o way_n or_o other_o the_o papal_z dominion_n arrive_v to_o a_o great_a height_n in_o the_o world_n and_o particular_o in_o this_o island_n in_o after_o time_n and_o then_o the_o former_a address_n of_o the_o christian_n of_o this_o island_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v make_v use_n of_o as_o note_n and_o evidence_n of_o subjection_n and_o what_o have_v pass_v by_o the_o pope_n advice_n and_o counsel_n only_o be_v afterward_o say_v to_o have_v be_v do_v by_o his_o authority_n and_o so_o the_o order_n and_o determine_v of_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n be_v endeavour_v to_o be_v draw_v to_o a_o foreign_a judicature_n to_o the_o apparent_a prejudice_n and_o diminution_n as_o well_o of_o the_o right_n of_o the_o crown_n as_o of_o this_o church_n and_o therefore_o in_o this_o case_n it_o fare_v with_o our_o ancestor_n as_o with_o she_o in_o the_o tragedy_n quisquis_fw-la in_o primo_fw-la obstitit_fw-la repulitque_fw-la amorem_fw-la tutus_fw-la ac_fw-la victor_n fuit_fw-la hippolyt_v sâ—nec_fw-la trag._n hippolyt_v qui_fw-la blandiendo_fw-la dulce_fw-la nutrivit_fw-la malum_fw-la
into_o the_o king_n hand_n and_o lose_v during_o his_o life_n and_o this_o judgement_n be_v before_o any_o act_n of_o parliament_n make_v in_o that_o case_n nota._n nota._n and_o there_o it_o be_v say_v that_o for_o the_o like_a offence_n the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n have_v be_v in_o worse_a case_n by_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o sage_n in_o the_o law_n if_o the_o king_n have_v not_o extend_v favour_n to_o he_o although_o by_o the_o ordinance_n of_o circumspect_a agatis_fw-la eccl._n coke_n 5_o rep._n case_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la r._n eccl._n make_v in_o the_o thirteen_o year_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o first_o and_o by_o a_o general_a allowance_n and_o usage_n the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n hold_v plea_n of_o tithe_n oblation_n obvention_n mortuary_n redemption_n of_o penance_n lay_v of_o violent_a hand_n on_o a_o clerk_n defamation_n etc._n etc._n yet_o do_v not_o the_o clergy_n think_v themselves_o assure_v nor_o quiet_a from_o prohibition_n purchase_v by_o subject_n till_o king_n edward_n the_o second_o by_o his_o letter_n patent_n under_o the_o great_a seal_n 16._o staâ—_n 9_o edw._n 2._o artic._n cler_n ca._n 16._o in_o and_o by_o consent_n of_o parliament_n upon_o petition_n of_o the_o clergy_n have_v grant_v they_o jurisdiction_n in_o those_o case_n a_o excommunication_n by_o the_o archbishop_n 4._o finzh_n excom_n 4.16_o ed._n 3._o broâ—k_v excom_n pl._n 5.14_o h._n 4._o although_o it_o be_v dis-annulled_n by_o the_o pope_n or_o legate_n be_v to_o be_v allow_v neither_o may_v the_o judge_n give_v any_o allowance_n of_o any_o such_o sentence_n of_o the_o pope_n or_o his_o legate_n and_o it_o have_v often_o be_v adjudge_v 4.16_o 30_o ed_n 3_o lib._n assiz_n pl._n 19.12_o ed._n 4.16_o and_o declare_v that_o the_o pope_n excommunication_n be_v of_o no_o force_n in_o england_n it_o be_v often_o resolve_v in_o our_o book_n that_o all_o the_o bishopric_n in_o england_n be_v found_v by_o the_o king_n progenitor_n and_o the_o advowsons_n vowson_n of_o they_o all_o belong_v to_o the_o king_n and_o at_o first_o they_o be_v baculi_fw-la be_v per_fw-la traditionem_fw-la annuli_fw-la &_o pastorasis_n baculi_fw-la donative_n and_o that_o if_o a_o incumbent_n of_o any_o church_n with_o cure_n die_v if_o the_o patron_n present_v not_o within_o six_o month_n the_o bishop_n of_o that_o diocese_n ought_v to_o collate_v that_o the_o cure_n be_v supply_v if_o he_o neglect_v by_o the_o space_n of_o six_o month_n the_o metropolitan_a of_o that_o diocese_n shall_v confer_v one_o unto_o that_o church_n and_o if_o he_o also_o neglect_v six_o month_n than_o the_o law_n give_v to_o the_o king_n as_o supreme_a within_o his_o own_o kingdom_n and_o not_o to_o the_o pope_n power_n to_o provide_v a_o pastor_n the_o king_n may_v not_o only_o exempt_v any_o ecclesiastical_a person_n from_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o ordinary_a but_o may_v grant_v unto_o he_o episcopal_a jurisdiction_n as_o it_o appear_v the_o king_n have_v do_v of_o ancient_a time_n to_o the_o archdeacon_n of_o richmond_n 3._o 17_o ed_n 3.13_o 20_o ed._n 3._o and_o the_o abbot_n of_o bury_n be_v exempt_v from_o episcopal_a jurisdiction_n by_o the_o king_n charter_n the_o king_n present_v to_o a_o benefice_n 3.40_o 21_o ed._n 3.40_o and_o his_o presentee_n be_v disturb_v by_o one_o that_o have_v obtain_v bull_n from_o rome_n for_o which_o offence_n he_o be_v condemn_v to_o perpetual_a imprisonment_n if_o excommunication_n be_v the_o final_a end_n of_o any_o suit_n in_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n as_o indeed_o it_o be_v and_o be_v not_o allow_v f._n fitzh_n nat._n br._n foe_n 64._o f._n or_o allowable_a in_o england_n as_o it_o have_v often_o be_v declare_v it_o then_o follow_v that_o by_o the_o ancient_a common_a law_n of_o england_n no_o suit_n for_o any_o cause_n though_o it_o be_v spiritual_a arise_v within_o this_o realm_n may_v or_o can_v be_v determine_v in_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n quia_fw-la frustra_fw-la expectatur_fw-la eventus_fw-la cujus_fw-la effectus_fw-la nullus_fw-la sequitur_fw-la at_o a_o parliament_n hold_v an._n provisorib_n stat._n 25_o ed._n 3._o de_fw-fr provisorib_n 25_o edward_n the_o three_o it_o be_v enact_v that_o as_o well_o they_o that_o obtain_v provision_n from_o rome_n as_o they_o that_o put_v they_o in_o execution_n shall_v be_v out_o of_o the_o king_n protection_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v deal_v withal_o as_o the_o king_n enemy_n and_o no_o man_n so_o deal_v with_o they_o shall_v be_v impeach_v for_o the_o same_o at_o a_o parliament_n hold_v an._n 5._o stat._n 16_o ric._n 2._o cap._n 5._o 16_o ric._n 2._o it_o be_v declare_v that_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n have_v be_v so_o free_a at_o all_o time_n that_o it_o have_v be_v in_o subjection_n to_o none_o but_o immediate_o subject_a to_o god_n and_o none_o other_o and_o that_o the_o same_o ought_v not_o in_o any_o thing_n touch_v the_o regality_n of_o the_o say_a crown_n to_o be_v submit_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n nor_o the_o law_n and_o statute_n of_o this_o realm_n by_o he_o frustrate_v or_o defeat_v at_o his_o will._n and_o the_o commons_o in_o that_o parliament_n affirm_v that_o the_o thing_n attempt_v by_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v clear_o against_o the_o king_n crown_n and_o his_o regality_n use_v and_o approve_v in_o time_n of_o all_o his_o progenitor_n in_o which_o point_v the_o say_v commons_o profess_v to_o live_v and_o die_v and_o to_o all_o which_o the_o lord_n assent_v also_o as_o be_v thereto_o bind_v by_o their_o allegiance_n it_o be_v resolve_v that_o the_o pope_n collector_n 9_o 2_o hen._n 4_o foe_n 9_o though_o he_o have_v the_o pope_n bull_n for_o that_o purpose_n have_v no_o authority_n within_o this_o realm_n and_o there_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o archbishop_n and_o bishop_n of_o this_o realm_n be_v the_o king_n be_v spiritual_a judge_n and_o in_o another_o place_n it_o be_v say_v papa_n non_fw-la potest_fw-la mutare_fw-la leges_fw-la angliae_fw-la 37._o 11_o hen._n 4._o foe_n 37._o per_fw-la curiam_fw-la in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o six_o 10._o 1_o hen._n 7._o foe_n 10._o the_o pope_n write_v letter_n in_o derogation_n of_o the_o king_n and_o his_o regality_n and_o the_o churchman_n dare_v not_o speak_v any_o thing_n against_o they_o but_o humphrey_n duke_n of_o gloucester_n for_o their_o safe_a keep_n put_v they_o into_o the_o fire_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o four_o 20._o 1_o hen._n 7._o foe_n 20._o the_o pope_n grant_v to_o the_o prior_n of_o st._n john_n to_o have_v sanctuary_n in_o his_o priory_n and_o this_o be_v plead_v and_o claim_v by_o the_o prior_n but_o resolve_v by_o the_o judge_n b._n keilway_o report_v 8_o h._n 8._o foe_n 191._o b._n that_o the_o pope_n have_v no_o power_n to_o grant_v any_o sanctuary_n within_o this_o realm_n and_o therefore_o the_o same_o be_v disallow_v by_o judgement_n of_o law_n in_o brook_n tit._n presentation_n all_o esglise_fw-fr 12._o bro._n present_v all_o esglise_fw-fr p._n 12._o it_o be_v affirm_v that_o the_o pope_n be_v permit_v to_o do_v certain_a thing_n within_o this_o realm_n by_o usurpation_n and_o not_o of_o right_a until_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n kenry_n the_o eight_o quod_fw-la nota_fw-la say_v the_o book_n 8.21_o stat._n 24_o hen._n 8._o ca._n 12.25_o h._n 8.21_o and_o in_o what_o esteem_v the_o pope_n authority_n here_o be_v in_o that_o king_n time_n may_v sufficient_o be_v collect_v from_o the_o tenor_n and_o purview_n of_o the_o statute_n about_o that_o affair_n in_o his_o reign_n make_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n kenry_n the_o six_o henry_n beaufort_z uncle_n to_o the_o king_n be_v bishop_n of_o winchester_n be_v make_v cardinal_n and_o thereupon_o purchase_v from_o the_o pope_n a_o bull_n declaratory_a that_o he_o may_v still_o hold_v his_o bishopric_n yet_o it_o be_v hold_v and_o adjudge_v that_o the_o see_v of_o winchester_n be_v become_v void_a by_o the_o assumption_n of_o the_o cardinalship_n and_o therefore_o the_o cardinal_n fall_v into_o a_o praemunire_n lond._n 4_o hen._n 6._o in_o arch._n turr._n lond._n for_o which_o he_o be_v glad_a to_o purchase_v his_o pardon_n as_o by_o the_o record_n of_o all_o this_o it_o do_v appear_v it_o be_v adjudge_v in_o the_o court_n of_o common_a plea_n eliz._n dier_n 12_o eliz._n by_o sir_n james_n dyer_n weston_n and_o the_o whole_a court_n that_o a_o dean_n or_o any_o other_o ecclesiastical_a person_n may_v resign_v as_o divers_a do_v to_o king_n edward_n the_o six_o com._n vid._n grend_a ca._n in_o plough_v com._n for_o that_o he_o have_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o supreme_a ordinary_n with_o all_o this_o may_v be_v note_v also_o the_o several_a statute_n heretofore_o make_v against_o the_o usurpation_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n in_o this_o kingdom_n the_o principal_a whereof_o these_o viz._n stat._n 25_o ed._n 3._o de_fw-fr provisorib_n stat._n 27_o &_o 28_o ed._n
3._o cap._n 1_o 2._o stat._n 38_o ed._n 3._o cap._n 3._o stat._n preminire_n statute_n of_o pâ—ouâ—sors_n and_o preminire_n 16_o ric._n 2._o cap._n 5._o stat._n 2_o hen._n 4._o cap._n 3._o stat._n 6_o hen._n 4._o cap._n 1._o stat._n 7_o hen._n 7._o cap._n 6._o stat._n 3_o hen._n 5._o cap._n 4._o stat._n 1_o hen._n 7._o cap._n 4._o stat._n 24_o hen._n 8._o cap._n 12._o stat._n 25_o hen._n 8._o cap._n 21._o stat._n 1_o eliz._n cap._n 1._o etc._n etc._n by_o all_o which_o with_o the_o forego_n resolution_n and_o precedent_n to_o which_o a_o multitude_n more_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n may_v be_v add_v it_o do_v appear_v clear_o that_o long_o before_o the_o time_n of_o king_n hen._n 8._o divers_a statute_n and_o law_n be_v make_v and_o declare_v against_o foreign_a encroachment_n upon_o the_o right_n of_o the_o crown_n in_o this_o matter_n and_o those_o as_o sharp_a and_o severe_a as_o any_o statute_n for_o that_o purpose_n have_v be_v make_v in_o late_a time_n though_o then_o both_o king_n lord_n and_o commons_o that_o make_v those_o law_n and_o the_o judge_n that_o do_v interpret_v they_o do_v for_o the_o most_o part_n follow_v the_o same_o opinion_n in_o religion_n which_o be_v hold_v and_o teach_v in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o therefore_o those_o that_o will_v lay_v upon_o this_o nation_n the_o imputation_n of_o schism_n for_o deny_v the_o pope_n supremacy_n here_o rep._n vid._n case_n de_fw-fr praemunire_n in_o st._n john_n davys_n rep._n must_v charge_v it_o many_o age_n before_o the_o time_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o for_o the_o king_n lord_n and_o commons_o of_o this_o realm_n have_v ever_o be_v most_o eminent_a for_o assert_v their_o just_a right_n and_o liberty_n disdain_v to_o become_v a_o tributary_n province_n as_o it_o be_v to_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n or_o part_n of_o st._n peter_n earthly_a patrimony_n in_o demesn_a and_o the_o faith_n and_o loyalty_n of_o the_o english_a race_n have_v be_v general_o such_o though_o true_a it_o be_v that_o every_o age_n have_v bring_v forth_o some_o singular_a monster_n of_o disloyalty_n as_o no_o pretence_n of_o zeal_n or_o religion_n can_v ever_o draw_v the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o subject_n for_o to_o submit_v themselves_o to_o a_o foreign_a yoke_n no_o not_o when_o popery_n be_v in_o great_a height_n and_o exaltation_n of_o all_o which_o the_o aforesaid_a statute_n be_v manifest_a evidence_n be_v general_o make_v at_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o commons_o as_o by_o their_o preamble_n may_v appear_v most_o worthy_a to_o be_v read_v particular_o in_o the_o preamble_n to_o the_o statute_n of_o 16_o ric._n 2._o they_o complain_v 5._o sta._n 16_o ric._n 2._o cap._n 5._o that_o by_o bull_n and_o process_n from_o rome_n the_o king_n be_v deprive_v of_o that_o jurisdiction_n which_o belong_v of_o right_a to_o his_o imperial_a crown_n that_o the_o king_n do_v lose_v the_o service_n and_o counsel_n of_o his_o prelate_n and_o learned_a man_n by_o translation_n make_v by_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n that_o the_o king_n law_n be_v defeat_v at_o his_o will_n the_o treasure_n of_o the_o realm_n be_v exhaust_v and_o export_v to_o enrich_v his_o court_n and_o that_o by_o those_o mean_v the_o crown_n of_o england_n which_o have_v ever_o be_v free_a and_o subject_n unto_o none_o but_o immediate_o unto_o god_n shall_v be_v submit_v unto_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n to_o the_o utter_a destruction_n of_o the_o king_n and_o the_o whole_a realm_n which_o god_n defend_v say_v they_o and_o thereupon_o out_o of_o their_o zeal_n and_o loyalty_n they_o offer_v to_o live_v and_o die_v with_o the_o king_n in_o defence_n of_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o crown_n and_o then_o they_o pray_v the_o king_n to_o examine_v all_o the_o lord_n in_o parliament_n what_o they_o think_v of_o these_o wrong_n and_o usurpation_n and_o whether_o they_o will_v stand_v with_o the_o king_n in_o defence_n of_o his_o royal_a liberty_n which_o be_v do_v the_o lord_n spiritual_a and_o temporal_a do_v all_o answer_n that_o these_o usurpation_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v against_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o crown_n and_o that_o they_o be_v all_o bind_v by_o their_o allegiance_n to_o stand_v with_o the_o king_n and_o to_o maintain_v his_o honour_n and_o prerogative_n upon_o produce_v and_o averrement_n of_o all_o this_o it_o be_v requisite_a some_o satisfaction_n be_v give_v about_o the_o conclusion_n that_o happen_v so_o different_a to_o these_o premise_n for_o if_o the_o king_n and_o people_n of_o england_n have_v in_o all_o time_n be_v so_o sensible_a of_o and_o zealous_a for_o their_o just_a right_n how_o can_v the_o roman_a power_n in_o derogation_n of_o those_o right_n arrive_v to_o such_o a_o consistence_n and_o height_n as_o here_o it_o be_v for_o many_o year_n to_o this_o as_o to_o the_o mean_n and_o manner_n of_o that_o acquist_n to_o keep_v within_o our_o historical_a compass_n first_o let_v it_o be_v premise_v as_o undoubted_o true_a that_o before_o the_o time_n of_o the_o norman_a conquest_n the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v very_o little_a or_o nothing_o to_o do_v here_o as_o well_o in_o matter_n of_o fact_n as_o of_o right_n for_o before_o that_o time_n the_o pope_n writ_n do_v not_o run_v in_o england_n his_o bull_n of_o excommunication_n and_o provision_n come_v not_o hither_o no_o citation_n or_o appeal_n be_v make_v from_o hence_o to_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n our_o archbishop_n do_v not_o purchase_v their_o pall_v there_o neither_o have_v the_o pope_n the_o investiture_n of_o any_o of_o our_o bishopric_n and_o ingulphus_n who_o live_v in_o the_o conqueror_n time_n a_o favourite_n and_o one_o prefer_v by_o he_o thus_o inform_v 901._o ingulph_n hist_o foe_fw-mi 901._o a_o multis_fw-la namque_fw-la annis_fw-la retroactis_fw-la nulla_fw-la electio_fw-la praelatorum_fw-la erat_fw-la libera_fw-la mere_a &_o canonica_n sed_fw-la omnes_fw-la dignitates_fw-la tam_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la quam_fw-la abbatum_fw-la per_fw-la annulum_fw-la &_o baculum_fw-la regis_fw-la curia_fw-la pro_fw-la sva_fw-la complacentia_fw-la conferebat_fw-la for_o as_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o under_o the_o temporal_a empire_n of_o rome_n britain_n be_v one_o of_o the_o last_o province_n that_o be_v win_v and_o one_o of_o the_o first_o that_o be_v lose_v again_o so_o under_o the_o spiritual_a empire_n of_o the_o pope_n england_n be_v one_o of_o the_o last_o country_n of_o christendom_n that_o receive_v the_o yoke_n and_o one_o of_o the_o first_o that_o cast_v it_o off_o but_o for_o our_o purpose_n that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n have_v any_o jurisdiction_n or_o hierarchical_a authority_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o britain_n saxon_n or_o dane_n there_o be_v a_o altum_fw-la silentium_fw-la in_o all_o our_o history_n and_o record_n for_o the_o time_n of_o the_o britain_n epist_n eleuth_n epist_n eleutherius_fw-la pope_n about_o 180_o year_n after_o christ_n write_v to_o lucius_n the_o british_a king_n and_o style_v he_o god_n vicar_n within_o his_o own_o kingdom_n and_o sure_o he_o will_v not_o have_v give_v that_o title_n to_o the_o king_n if_o himself_o under_o pretence_n of_o be_v god_n vicar-general_n on_o earth_n have_v claim_v jurisdiction_n over_o all_o christian_a kingdom_n after_o that_o etc._n beda_n eccl._n hist_n matt._n westm_n polychron_n fab._n huntingd._n etc._n etc._n about_o the_o year_n 600._o austin_n the_o monk_n be_v send_v by_o pope_n gregory_n into_o england_n to_o convert_v the_o saxon_n to_o the_o christian_a faith_n but_o the_o british_a bishop_n then_o reside_v in_o wales_n give_v no_o regard_n either_o to_o his_o commission_n or_o his_o doctrine_n as_o not_o owe_v any_o duty_n to_o or_o dependence_n upon_o rome_n but_o still_o retain_v their_o ceremony_n and_o tradition_n which_o they_o receive_v from_o the_o east_n church_n upon_o the_o first_o plantation_n of_o christianity_n be_v both_o divers_a and_o contrary_a to_o those_o of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n which_o austin_n do_v endeavour_v to_o impose_v upon_o they_o brit._n usser_n de_fw-fr prim._n eccl._n brit._n then_o about_o the_o year_n 660_o there_o be_v a_o famous_a disputation_n celebrate_v between_o one_o colman_n and_o one_o wilfrid_n touch_v the_o observation_n of_o easter_n wherein_o the_o britain_n differ_v from_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n from_o which_o be_v plain_o inferrable_a that_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v at_o that_o time_n of_o no_o estimation_n in_o this_o island_n and_o that_o the_o primitive_a church_n of_o britain_n be_v institute_v according_a to_o the_o form_n of_o the_o east_n and_o not_o of_o the_o west_n church_n nay_o upon_o the_o first_o come_v of_o austin_n and_o his_o retinue_n into_o britain_n there_o be_v such_o a_o strangeness_n and_o averseness_n to_o he_o that_o one_o daganus_n a_o british_a 129._o beda_n eccl._n hist_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 4_o spelm._n council_n tom._n 1._o foe_n 129._o
or_o scottish_a bishop_n happen_v into_o their_o company_n he_o will_v neither_o eat_v with_o they_o nor_o under_o the_o same_o roof_n where_o they_o be_v as_o mellitus_n laurentius_n and_o justus_n complain_v in_o a_o epistle_n of_o they_o to_o the_o scot_n bishop_n for_o the_o saxon_n though_o king_n ina_n benignitas_fw-la larga_n reg_n be_v benignitas_fw-la or_o some_o other_o give_v the_o peter-pence_n partly_o as_o alm_n and_o partly_o in_o recompense_n of_o a_o house_n erect_v in_o rome_n for_o entertainment_n of_o english_a pilgrim_n yet_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o alfred_n athelstan_n edgar_n edmund_z canutus_n edward_n the_o confessor_n so_o call_v and_o divers_a other_o king_n of_o the_o saxon_a race_n give_v all_o the_o bishopric_n of_o england_n per_fw-la annulum_fw-la &_o baculum_fw-la without_o any_o other_o ceremony_n or_o any_o application_n to_o rome_n as_o be_v usual_a by_o the_o emperor_n the_o french_a king_n and_o other_o christian_a prince_n so_o to_o do_v as_o also_o in_o all_o their_o law_n for_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n here_o they_o consult_v only_o with_o their_o own_o clergy_n without_o any_o regard_n to_o the_o authority_n of_o rome_n but_o under_o the_o norman_a conquest_n the_o papal_a usurpation_n march_v in_o for_o as_o the_o conqueror_n come_v in_o with_o the_o pope_n banner_n so_o either_o by_o the_o way_n of_o complemental_a gratitude_n or_o surprise_v the_o pope_n present_o lay_v hold_v upon_o part_n of_o the_o purchase_n as_o boast_v all_o be_v gain_v by_o his_o aid_n and_o blessing_n and_o thereupon_o he_o send_v two_o legate_n into_o england_n favourable_o receive_v by_o the_o norman_a by_o who_o a_o synod_n of_o the_o clergy_n be_v convene_v 453._o will._n malm._n de_fw-fr gest_n ponâ—if_n angl._n lib._n 1._o foe_n 204._o rog._n hoveden_n pa._n prio_fw-la foe_fw-mi 453._o and_o old_a stigand_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n depose_v because_o he_o have_v not_o purchase_v his_o pall_n in_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n and_o many_o other_o bishop_n and_o abbot_n displace_v on_o supposal_n for_o the_o like_a reason_n of_o the_o invalidity_n of_o their_o title_n but_o specious_o to_o place_v the_o norman_n in_o their_o room_n or_o rather_o ultimate_o to_o introduce_v the_o papal_a authority_n in_o case_n of_o the_o church_n among_o these_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o the_o king_n have_v earnest_o move_v the_o old_a bishop_n of_o worcester_n 20._o matt._n paris_n hist_o in_o will._n 2._o foe_n 20._o wulstan_n to_o give_v up_o his_o staff_n his_o answer_n be_v that_o he_o will_v only_o give_v it_o up_o to_o he_o of_o who_o he_o first_o receive_v the_o same_o and_o so_o the_o old_a man_n go_v to_o st._n edward_n tomb_n and_o there_o offer_v up_o his_o staff_n and_o ring_n with_o these_o word_n of_o thou_o o_o holy_a edward_n i_o receive_v my_o staff_n and_o ring_n and_o to_o thou_o i_o now_o surrender_v the_o same_o again_o not_o acknowledge_v any_o authority_n in_o the_o pope_n or_o in_o any_o other_o on_o his_o behalf_n to_o receive_v or_o dispose_v they_o as_o matthew_z paris_z relate_v the_o story_n at_o large_a and_o though_o the_o conqueror_n do_v thus_o compliment_v the_o pope_n in_o the_o admission_n of_o his_o legate_n and_o some_o other_o small_a matter_n yet_o how_o far_o he_o real_o submit_v himself_o appear_v by_o a_o epistle_n to_o gregory_n the_o seven_o by_o he_o write_v thus_o excellentissimo_fw-la s._n eccl._n pastori_fw-la gregorio_n gratia_n dei_fw-la anglorum_fw-la rex_fw-la &_o dux_n normannorum_fw-la willielmus_fw-la salutem_fw-la cum_fw-la amicitia_fw-la hubertus_n tuus_fw-la legatus_fw-la ad_fw-la i_o veniens_fw-la ex_fw-la tua_fw-la parte_fw-la i_o admonuit_fw-la ut_fw-la tibi_fw-la &_o successoribus_fw-la tuis_fw-la fidelitatem_fw-la facerem_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr pecunia_fw-la quam_fw-la antecessores_fw-la mei_fw-la ad_fw-la romanam_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la mittere_fw-la solebant_fw-la melius_fw-la cogitarem_fw-la unum_fw-la admisi_fw-la alterum_fw-la non_fw-la admisi_fw-la fidelitatem_fw-la facere_fw-la nolui_fw-la nec_fw-la volo_fw-la quia_fw-la nec_fw-la ego_fw-la promisi_fw-la nec_fw-la antessores_fw-la mees_z antecessoribus_fw-la tuis_fw-la id_fw-la fecisse_fw-la comperio_fw-la pecunia_fw-la tribus_fw-la fere_n annis_fw-la in_o gallia_n me_fw-it agente_fw-it negligenter_n collecta_fw-la est_fw-la nunc_fw-la vero_fw-la divina_fw-la misericordia_fw-la i_o in_fw-la regnum_fw-la meum_fw-la reverso_fw-it quod_fw-la collectum_fw-la est_fw-la per_fw-la praefatum_fw-la legatum_fw-la mittetur_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la reliquum_fw-la est_fw-la per_fw-la legatos_fw-la lanfranci_n archiep._n fidelis_fw-la nostri_fw-la cum_fw-la opportunum_fw-la fuerit_fw-la transmittetur_fw-la etc._n etc._n but_o in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o next_o successor_n k._n will._n rufus_n a_o further_a attempt_n be_v make_v that_o be_v to_o draw_v appeal_n to_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n and_o that_o appear_v in_o the_o note_a transaction_n with_o anselme_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n at_o large_a report_v in_o our_o story_n and_o afterward_o in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o first_o another_z step_z be_v make_v viz._n to_o gain_v to_o the_o pope_n the_o patronage_n and_o donation_n of_o bishopric_n and_o other_o benefice_n ecclesiastical_a at_o which_o the_o king_n take_v courage_n write_v roundly_o to_o the_o pope_n thus_o notum_fw-la habeat_fw-la sanctitas_fw-la vestra_fw-la coll._n hist_o jorvall_n coll._n quod_fw-la i_o vivente_fw-la deo_fw-la auxiliante_fw-la dignitates_fw-la &_o usus_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la non_fw-la minuentur_fw-la &_o si_fw-la ego_fw-la quod_fw-la absit_fw-la in_fw-la tanta_fw-la i_o directione_n ponerem_fw-la magnates_fw-la mei_fw-la imo_fw-la totius_fw-la angliae_fw-la populus_fw-la id_fw-la nullo_n modo_fw-la pateretur_fw-la notwithstanding_o which_v upon_o the_o regress_n or_o restore_v of_o anselme_n and_o some_o difficulty_n that_o press_v the_o king_n in_o reference_n to_o his_o elder_a brother_n robert_n 63._o matt._n paris_n in_o hen._n 1._o foe_n 63._o in_o a_o synod_n hold_v by_o anselme_n at_o london_n in_o the_o year_n 1107._o a_o decree_n pass_v cui_fw-la annuit_fw-la rex_fw-la henricus_fw-la &_o statuit_fw-la as_o matthew_n paris_n say_v ut_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la tempore_fw-la in_o reliquum_fw-la nunquam_fw-la per_fw-la donationem_fw-la baculi_fw-la pastoralis_fw-la vel_fw-la annuli_fw-la quisquam_fw-la de_fw-la episcopatu_fw-la vel_fw-la abbatiaper_n regem_fw-la vel_fw-la quamlibet_fw-la laicam_fw-la manum_fw-la investiretur_fw-la in_o anglia_fw-it but_o yet_o with_o this_o clause_n of_o salvo_fw-la 28._o sr._n h._n spelâ—_n council_n tom._n 2._o foe_n 28._o suis_fw-la tantum_fw-la juribus_fw-la regalibus_fw-la sepositis_fw-la &_o exceptis_fw-la as_o appear_v in_o the_o exemplification_n of_o the_o act_n of_o that_o synod_n by_o the_o learned_a collector_n of_o our_o english_a council_n in_o recompense_v whereof_o the_o pope_n that_o there_o may_v be_v quid_fw-la pro_fw-la quo_fw-la yield_v to_o the_o king_n that_o thenceforth_o no_o legate_n shall_v be_v send_v into_o england_n without_o the_o king_n leave_n and_o that_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n for_o the_o time_n be_v shall_v be_v for_o ever_o legatus_fw-la natus_fw-la and_o for_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o see_v it_o be_v obtain_v that_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n shall_v in_o all_o general_n council_n sit_v at_o the_o pope_n foot_n tanquam_fw-la alterius_fw-la orbis_fw-la papa_n but_o this_o agreement_n be_v soon_o break_v on_o both_o side_n the_o pope_n send_v his_o legate_n and_o the_o king_n resume_v the_o investiture_n of_o bishop_n 65._o matr._n paris_n foe_fw-mi 65._o as_o the_o same_o historian_n relate_v in_o divers_a instance_n in_o the_o next_o troublesome_a reign_n of_o king_n stephen_n it_o be_v win_v clear_o that_o appeal_n shall_v be_v make_v to_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n establish_v in_o a_o synod_n at_o london_n 44._o speim_n council_n tom._n 2._o for_n 44._o hold_v by_o henry_n bishop_n of_o winchester_n the_o pope_n legate_n for_o before_o that_o time_n in_o anglia_fw-it namque_fw-la appellationes_fw-la in_o usu_fw-la non_fw-la erant_fw-la as_o un_o unquestionable_a historian_n have_v it_o donec_fw-la eas_fw-la henricus_fw-la wintoniensis_fw-la dum_fw-la legatus_fw-la esset_fw-la 395._o hen_n huntingdon_n lib._n 8._o for_n 395._o malo_fw-la svo_fw-la crudeliter_fw-la intrusit_fw-la in_fw-la eodem_fw-la namque_fw-la concilio_n ad_fw-la romani_fw-la pontificis_fw-la audientiam_fw-la ter_z appellatus_fw-la est_fw-la and_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o begin_v the_o claim_n and_o usage_n of_o exempt_n clark_n from_o the_o secular_a power_n whatever_o their_o crime_n be_v and_o from_o this_o root_n spring_v the_o famous_a contention_n between_o this_o king_n and_o his_o archbishop_n thomas_n becket_n together_o with_o the_o constitution_n of_o clarendon_n for_o the_o rectify_v that_o abuse_n at_o large_a to_o be_v read_v and_o observe_v in_o the_o historian_n of_o those_o time_n to_o all_o this_o it_o will_v be_v but_o pertinent_a to_o subjoine_v some_o brief_a disquisition_n touch_v the_o canon_n law_n how_o and_o by_o who_o compile_v and_o when_o introduce_v into_o this_o island_n under_o which_o where_o admit_v no_o small_a part_n of_o the_o papal_a authority_n be_v neat_o and_o artificial_o draw_v in_o for_o which_o
purpose_n we_o must_v know_v that_o after_o the_o power_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n come_v to_o some_o consistency_n in_o the_o world_n and_o the_o pope_n begin_v to_o look_v upon_o himself_o as_o a_o spiritual_a prince_n or_o monarch_n he_o present_o begin_v to_o attempt_v to_o give_v law_n to_o nation_n and_o people_n as_o a_o badge_n of_o his_o sovereignty_n but_o then_o well_o know_v that_o ubi_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la condendi_fw-la authoritas_fw-la ibi_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la parendi_fw-la necessitas_fw-la he_o will_v not_o impose_v those_o law_n at_o first_o peremptory_o upon_o all_o people_n but_o offer_v they_o timide_n and_o precario_fw-la and_o in_o such_o place_n where_o he_o presume_v they_o will_v find_v the_o free_a reception_n and_o in_o order_n to_o this_o at_o first_o he_o cause_v certain_a rule_n to_o be_v collect_v for_o the_o order_n and_o government_n of_o the_o clergy_n only_o which_o he_o call_v decreta_fw-la and_o not_o law_n or_o statuta_fw-la and_o these_o decree_n as_o they_o be_v call_v be_v first_o publish_v in_o the_o year_n 1150_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o our_o king_n stephen_n and_o whereas_o sr._n edward_n coke_n relat._n sir_n ed._n coke_n pref._n aâ—_n 8._o relat._n in_o the_o preface_n to_o the_o eight_o report_n say_v that_o roger_n bacon_n the_o learned_a friar_n say_v in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr impedimentis_fw-la sapientiae_fw-la that_o king_n stephen_n forbid_v by_o public_a edict_n that_o no_o man_n shall_v retain_v the_o law_n of_o italy_n then_o bring_v into_o england_n we_o may_v with_o some_o assurance_n intend_v it_o of_o these_o decree_n about_o that_o time_n compile_v and_o publish_v and_o these_o be_v receive_v 184._o keilways_o rep._n 7_o hen._n 8._o foe_n 184._o and_o observe_v by_o the_o clergy_n of_o the_o western_a church_n only_o for_o those_o of_o the_o eastern_a church_n will_v never_o admit_v these_o rule_n or_o canon_n afterward_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n attempt_v to_o bring_v the_o laity_n also_o under_o the_o obedience_n of_o these_o canon_n and_o for_o that_o purpose_n they_o first_o begin_v with_o rule_n or_o canon_n about_o abstinence_n and_o day_n of_o fast_v to_o be_v observe_v by_o the_o laity_n 7._o maâ—sil_n pat._n lib._n defence_n pac._n pa._n 2._o c._n 23_o durard_n rat._n di._n l._n 4._o c._n 6_o 7._o as_o well_o as_o clergy_n which_o at_o the_o first_o institution_n be_v term_v by_o that_o mild_a word_n rogationes_fw-la and_o thence_o the_o week_n of_o fast_v before_o the_o feast_n of_o pentecost_n come_v to_o be_v call_v rogation_n week_n in_o regard_n this_o time_n of_o abstinence_n be_v at_o first_o appoint_v by_o a_o ordinance_n call_v rogatio_fw-la and_o not_o praeceptum_fw-la or_o statutum_n when_o the_o laity_n have_v swallow_v this_o ordinance_n of_o fast_v then_o de_fw-fr una_fw-la praesumptione_n ad_fw-la aliam_fw-la transivit_fw-la romanus_n pontifex_fw-la as_o marsil_n pata_n have_v it_o that_o be_v the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n proceed_v to_o make_v and_o publish_v several_a other_o order_n by_o the_o name_n of_o decretal_n and_o these_o be_v publish_v about_o the_o year_n 1230._o 417._o an._n 14_o hen_n 3_o mat._n paris_n in_o hen._n 3._o foe_n 417._o and_o make_v or_o propose_v to_o bind_v all_o the_o laity_n as_o well_o prince_n as_o their_o subject_n in_o several_a matter_n relate_v to_o their_o civil_a and_o temporal_a concern_v as_o that_o no_o layman_n shall_v have_v the_o donation_n of_o ecclesiastical_a benefice_n that_o no_o lay_n man_n shall_v marry_v within_o certain_a degree_n out_o of_o the_o degree_n limit_v by_o the_o levitical_a law_n that_o all_o infant_n bear_v before_o espousal_n shall_v after_o espousal_n be_v adjudge_v legitimate_a and_o capable_a to_o inherit_v that_o all_o clark_n shall_v be_v exempt_a from_o the_o secular_a power_n and_o divers_a more_o such_o like_a but_o then_o we_o must_v know_v that_o these_o decretal_n so_o make_v be_v not_o entire_o and_o absolute_o receive_v in_o all_o part_n of_o christendom_n but_o only_o at_o first_o in_o the_o temporal_a territory_n of_o the_o pope_n which_o on_o that_o account_n be_v call_v by_o the_o canonist_n patria_fw-la obedientiae_fw-la but_o whole_o reject_v in_o england_n france_n and_o other_o christian_a country_n which_o thence_o be_v sometime_o call_v patriae_fw-la consuetudinariae_fw-la as_o resolve_v to_o adhere_v to_o their_o old_a law_n and_o custom_n as_o the_o canon_n that_o prohibit_v donation_n of_o benefice_n per_fw-la laicam_fw-la manum_fw-la be_v always_o disobey_v in_o england_n france_n the_o realm_n of_o naples_n and_o divers_a other_o country_n the_o canon_n to_o legitimate_a infant_n bear_v before_o marriage_n be_v special_o reject_v in_o england_n when_o in_o the_o parliament_n hold_v at_o merton_n 3._o stat._n de_fw-fr merton_n an._n 20_o hen._n 3._o omnes_fw-la comites_fw-la &_o barones_n una_fw-la voce_fw-la responderunt_fw-la b._n keilway_o 7_o h._n 8._o foe_n 181._o b._n nolumus_fw-la leges_fw-la angliae_fw-la mutari_fw-la quae_fw-la hucusq_fw-la usitatae_fw-la sunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o canon_n that_o exempt_v clerk_n from_o the_o secular_a power_n be_v never_o observe_v full_o in_o any_o part_n of_o christendom_n infallible_a argument_n that_o these_o canon_n receive_v not_o the_o force_n of_o law_n from_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n as_o if_o that_o have_v power_n to_o give_v law_n to_o all_o nation_n without_o their_o respective_a consent_n but_o the_o approbation_n and_o usage_n of_o the_o people_n receive_v they_o as_o they_o please_v partial_o and_o special_o as_o to_o place_n time_n and_o part_n of_o those_o canon_n and_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n that_o some_o reject_v one_o other_o do_v more_o and_o some_o all_o of_o they_o as_o bodin_n say_v 8._o bodin_n de_fw-fr repub_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 8._o that_o the_o king_n of_o france_n upon_o erect_v of_o their_o university_n there_o declare_v in_o their_o charter_n that_o the_o profession_n of_o the_o civil_a and_o canon_n law_n may_v there_o be_v receive_v and_o use_v according_a to_o discretion_n but_o not_o to_o bind_v as_o law_n now_o when_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n perceive_v that_o many_o of_o his_o canon_n be_v embrace_v in_o several_a country_n under_o colour_n thereof_o he_o claim_v ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n within_o those_o realm_n with_o power_n to_o interpret_v and_o dispense_v with_o his_o own_o canon_n and_o for_o that_o purpose_n send_v his_o legate_n about_o with_o commission_n to_o hear_v and_o determine_v cause_n according_a to_o those_o law_n which_o upon_o their_o first_o exhibition_n 23._o marsil_n pat._n ut_fw-la supr_fw-la pa._n 2._o c._n 23._o as_o be_v before_o note_v he_o dare_v not_o call_v law_n or_o statuta_fw-la ne_fw-la committeret_fw-la crimen_fw-la laesae_fw-la majestatis_fw-la in_o principes_fw-la as_o marsil_n patav_n observe_v who_o further_o say_v that_o these_o canon_n inasmuch_o as_o they_o be_v make_v by_o the_o pope_n neque_fw-la sunt_fw-la humanae_fw-la leges_fw-la neque_fw-la divinae_fw-la sed_fw-la documenta_fw-la quaedam_fw-la &_o narrationes_fw-la but_o as_o be_v say_v when_o he_o perceive_v they_o be_v allow_v and_o use_v in_o part_n or_o in_o whole_a in_o divers_a country_n they_o be_v revise_v digest_v and_o compile_v into_o volume_n and_o call_v jus_fw-la canonicum_fw-la and_o be_v appoint_v to_o be_v read_v and_o expound_v in_o public_a school_n and_o university_n they_o be_v command_v to_o be_v obey_v by_o all_o under_o pain_n of_o excommunication_n with_o declaration_n of_o the_o pope_n power_n to_o interpret_v abrogate_v or_o dispense_v with_o they_o at_o his_o pleasure_n and_o thereupon_o the_o canonist_n say_v licet_fw-la lib._n 6._o de_fw-fr const_n cap._n licet_fw-la papa_n in_o omnibus_fw-la pure_a positivis_fw-la &_o in_o quibusdam_fw-la ad_fw-la jus_o divinum_fw-la pertinentibus_fw-la dispensare_fw-la potest_fw-la quia_fw-la dicitur_fw-la omne_fw-la jura_fw-la habere_fw-la in_o scrinio_fw-la pectoris_fw-la svi_fw-la quantum_fw-la ad_fw-la interpretationem_fw-la &_o dispensationem_fw-la in_o the_o 25_o year_n of_o king_n ed._n 1._o anno_fw-la an_fw-mi dom._n 1297_o tho._n walse_v &_o stow_n in_o hoc_fw-la anno_fw-la one_o simon_n a_o monk_n of_o walden_n begin_v first_o to_o read_v the_o canon_n law_n in_o the_o university_n of_o cambridge_n and_o the_o year_n after_o it_o begin_v to_o be_v read_v also_o in_o the_o university_n of_o oxford_n in_o the_o church_n of_o the_o friar_n praedicant_o and_o from_o that_o time_n get_v ground_n in_o england_n be_v sometime_o admit_v and_o sometime_o reject_v according_a to_o the_o ebb_n or_o flow_v of_o the_o papal_a interest_n here_o but_o how_o real_o this_o canon_n law_n be_v a_o innovation_n and_o usurpation_n here_o it_o be_v sufficient_a but_o to_o peruse_v the_o preamble_n to_o the_o statute_n of_o faculty_n 21._o stat._n 25_o hen._n 8._o cap._n 21._o and_o dispensation_n make_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n hen._n 8._o to_o which_o the_o reader_n be_v refer_v as_o another_o branch_n of_o the_o pope_n power_n in_o the_o matter_n aforesaid_a we_o may_v observe_v that_o
this_o clause_n or_o word_n non_fw-la obstante_fw-la be_v first_o invent_v and_o use_v in_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n whereupon_o marsil_n petau._n pronounce_v a_o dreadful_a vae_fw-la against_o that_o court_n for_o introduce_v this_o clause_n of_o non_fw-la obstante_fw-la as_o be_v a_o bad_a precedent_n and_o mischievous_a to_o all_o the_o people_n of_o christendom_n for_o when_o the_o temporal_a prince_n perceive_v the_o pope_n to_o dispense_v with_o his_o own_o canon_n they_o make_v no_o scruple_n to_o imitate_v he_o and_o dispense_v with_o their_o penal_a law_n and_o statute_n rep._n vid._n le_fw-fr case_n de_fw-fr penal_a stat_fw-la in_o coke_n 7._o rep._n and_o hereupon_o one_o canonist_n say_v thus_o dispensatio_fw-la est_fw-la vulnus_fw-la quod_fw-la vulnerat_fw-la jus_o common_a and_o another_o thus_o that_o all_o abuse_n will_v be_v reform_v if_o these_o two_o word_n viz._n non_fw-la obstante_fw-la do_v not_o hinder_v and_o matt._n paris_n recite_v several_a decree_n make_v in_o the_o council_n of_o lion_n beneficial_a to_o the_o church_n 1245._o mat._n paris_n in_o an._n 1245._o say_v thus_o sed_fw-la omne_fw-la haec_fw-la &_o alia_fw-la per_fw-la hoc_fw-la repagulum_fw-la non_fw-la obstante_fw-la infirmantur_fw-la but_o now_o to_o return_v we_o have_v see_v how_o by_o several_a step_n and_o gradation_n it_o be_v after_o the_o norman_a conquest_n that_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n usurp_v upon_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n in_o four_o main_a point_n of_o jurisdiction_n under_o four_o of_o our_o king_n not_o immediate_o succeed_v for_o of_o king_n will._n rufus_n the_o pope_n can_v gain_v nothing_o viz._n 1._o upon_o the_o conqueror_n by_o send_v legate_n or_o commissioner_n to_o hear_v and_o determine_v ecclesiastical_a cause_n and_o other_o purpose_n 2._o upon_o king_n hen._n 1._o the_o donation_n and_o investiture_n of_o bishopric_n and_o other_o benefice_n 3._o upon_o king_n stephen_n in_o draw_v of_o appeal_n to_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n 4._o upon_o king_n hen._n 2._o in_o the_o exemption_n of_o clerk_n from_o the_o secular_a power_n all_o rivet_v and_o clinch_v by_o the_o new_a decree_n and_o canon_n which_o be_v continual_o multiply_v and_o obtrude_v here_o and_o all_o this_o notwithstanding_o the_o generous_a resistance_n which_o at_o several_a time_n be_v make_v to_o all_o neither_o will_v all_o this_o satisfy_v till_o a_o entire_a surrender_n of_o the_o crown_n itself_o be_v obtain_v from_o king_n john_n regranted_n he_o again_o to_o hold_v in_o fee-farm_n and_o vassalage_n of_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n for_o it_o be_v both_o before_o in_o and_o after_o this_o king_n time_n that_o by_o the_o boldness_n and_o activity_n of_o stranger_n and_o treachery_n or_o pusillanimity_n of_o subject_n cooperate_a with_o the_o weakness_n and_o necessity_n of_o prince_n the_o papacy_n arrive_v to_o that_o height_n as_o to_o domineer_v in_o a_o most_o intolerable_a way_n both_o over_o the_o purse_n the_o conscience_n the_o regality_n and_o all_o the_o most_o weighty_a concernment_n of_o the_o nation_n now_o to_o redress_v all_o this_o some_o unequal_a resistance_n be_v at_o divers_a time_n make_v toto_fw-la vid._n mat._n paris_n in_o h._n 3._o in_o toto_fw-la king_n hen._n 3._o be_v total_o bear_v down_o and_o his_o kingdom_n and_o subject_n reduce_v to_o utter_a poverty_n and_o slavery_n by_o this_o usurpation_n after_o he_o come_v the_o noble_a king_n edw._n 1._o who_o true_o may_v be_v style_v vindex_n libertatis_fw-la anglicanae_n at_o his_o father_n death_n he_o be_v abroad_o in_o the_o holy_a land_n but_o no_o soon_o return_v and_o crown_v and_o find_v his_o kingdom_n in_o such_o a_o bad_a plight_n his_o first_o work_n be_v to_o put_v some_o stop_n to_o the_o career_n of_o papal_a encroachment_n for_o the_o pope_n have_v then_o summon_v a_o general_n council_n he_o will_v not_o suffer_v his_o bishop_n to_o repair_v to_o it_o till_o he_o take_v a_o solemn_a oath_n of_o they_o for_o their_o loyalty_n and_o good_a bear_n then_o the_o pope_n forbid_v the_o king_n to_o war_n against_o scotland_n he_o slight_v his_o prohibition_n and_o proceed_v the_o pope_n demand_v the_o first_o fruit_n of_o ecclesiastical_a live_n but_o the_o king_n forbid_v the_o payment_n thereof_o to_o he_o the_o pope_n send_v forth_o a_o general_a bull_n prohibit_v the_o clergy_n to_o pay_v subsidy_n to_o temporal_a prince_n whereupon_o a_o ten_o be_v grant_v to_o the_o king_n in_o parliament_n the_o clergy_n refuse_v to_o pay_v it_o but_o the_o king_n seize_v their_o temporalty_n for_o the_o contempt_n and_o obtain_v payment_n notwithstanding_o the_o pope_n buâ—_n after_o this_o he_o make_v the_o statute_n of_o mortâ—â—ain_n that_o the_o church_n may_v not_o grow_v monstrous_a in_o temporal_a possession_n in_o his_o time_n one_o of_o his_o subject_n brougth_n in_o a_o bull_n of_o excommunication_n against_o another_o and_o the_o king_n command_v he_o shall_v be_v execute_v as_o a_o traitor_n according_a to_o the_o ancient_a law_n but_o the_o chancellor_n and_o treasurer_n on_o their_o knee_n beg_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v only_o banish_v he_o cause_v law_n to_o be_v make_v against_o bring_v in_o of_o bull_n of_o provision_n and_o breves_fw-la of_o citation_n and_o make_v the_o first_o statute_n against_o provisor_n his_o successor_n king_n edw._n 2._o be_v but_o a_o weak_a prince_n suffer_v the_o pope_n to_o grow_v upon_o he_o but_o then_o the_o peer_n and_o people_n withstand_v he_o all_o they_o can_v and_o when_o that_o unhappy_a king_n be_v to_o be_v depose_v among_o the_o article_n frame_v against_o he_o one_o of_o the_o most_o heinous_a be_v that_o he_o have_v give_v allowance_n to_o the_o pope_n bull_n after_o he_o king_n ed._n 3._o a_o magnanimous_a prince_n courageous_o resist_v the_o pope_n encroachment_n and_o cause_v the_o statute_n against_o provisor_n to_o be_v severe_o put_v in_o execution_n and_o the_o bishop_n of_o winchester_n and_z ely_z and_o abbot_n of_o waltham_n convict_v and_o punish_v for_o their_o high_a contempt_n yet_o during_o the_o nonage_n of_o king_n rich._n 2._o the_o pope_n bull_n 5._o stat._n 16_o r._n 2._o ca._n 5._o breves_fw-la and_o legate_n become_v very_o busy_a and_o dare_v again_o whereof_o the_o people_n become_v so_o sensible_a and_o impatient_a that_o upon_o their_o special_a prayer_n the_o stat._n 16._o r._n 2._o of_o praemunire_n be_v enact_v more_o severe_a and_o penal_a than_o all_o the_o former_a statute_n against_o provisor_n and_o yet_o against_o this_o king_n as_o against_o king_n ed._n 2._o it_o be_v object_v at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o depose_v that_o he_o have_v allow_v the_o pope_n bull_n to_o the_o enthral_n of_o the_o crown_n after_o this_o come_v a_o weak_a king_n hen._n 6._o and_o then_o another_o attempt_n be_v make_v if_o possible_a to_o revive_v the_o usurp_a jurisdiction_n for_o the_o commons_o deny_v the_o king_n money_n when_o he_o be_v in_o great_a want_n the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o bishop_n offer_v the_o king_n a_o large_a supply_n if_o that_o he_o will_v consent_v that_o all_o the_o law_n against_o provisor_n and_o especial_o that_o of_o 16_o ric._n 2._o may_v be_v repeal_v but_o the_o duke_n of_o gloucester_n who_o before_o have_v burn_v the_o pope_n letter_n cause_v this_o motion_n to_o be_v reject_v so_o that_o all_o those_o law_n by_o especial_a providence_n have_v stand_v in_o force_n until_o this_o day_n all_o which_o with_o the_o resolution_n and_o judicial_a judgement_n before_o specify_v found_v upon_o the_o ancient_a and_o good_a law_n of_o the_o land_n have_v enable_v our_o king_n at_o all_o time_n since_o to_o vindicate_v the_o just_a right_n of_o their_o crown_n but_o king_n hen._n 8._o design_v a_o further_a reformation_n which_o can_v not_o be_v effect_v while_o the_o pope_n authority_n have_v any_o life_n in_o england_n take_v this_o course_n first_o he_o write_v to_o the_o university_n the_o great_a monastery_n and_o church_n in_o his_o kingdom_n and_o in_o particular_a may_v 18._o 1534._o to_o the_o university_n of_o oxford_n require_v they_o as_o man_n of_o virtue_n 37._o in_o archivis_fw-la oxon._n ad_fw-la an._n 1534._o antiq._n eccl._n brit._n foe_o 384._o 37._o integrity_n and_o profound_a learning_n diligent_o to_o examine_v discuss_v and_o resolve_v a_o certain_a question_n of_o no_o small_a import_n viz._n a_o romanus_n episcopus_fw-la habeat_fw-la majorem_fw-la aliquam_fw-la jurisdictionem_fw-la sibi_fw-la collatam_fw-la in_o sacra_fw-la scriptura_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la regno_fw-la angliae_fw-la quam_fw-la alius_fw-la quivis_fw-la externus_fw-la episcopus_fw-la and_o to_o return_v their_o opinion_n in_o write_v under_o their_o common_a seal_n according_a to_o the_o mere_a and_o sincere_a truth_n thereof_o to_o which_o after_o mature_a deliberation_n and_o examination_n not_o only_o of_o the_o place_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n but_o of_o the_o best_a interpreter_n of_o the_o same_o for_o many_o day_n they_o return_v answer_n jun._n 27._o 1534._o
romanum_fw-la episcopum_fw-la majorem_fw-la aliquam_fw-la jurisdictionem_fw-la non_fw-la habere_fw-la sibi_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la collatam_fw-la in_o sacra_fw-la scriptura_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la regno_fw-la angliae_fw-la quam_fw-la alium_fw-la quemvis_fw-la externum_fw-la episcopum_fw-la conformable_a to_o which_o be_v also_o the_o resolution_n of_o all_o the_o english_a clergy_n upon_o which_o and_o present_o after_o king_n hen._n 8._o be_v by_o parliament_n agnize_v supreme_a head_n of_o the_o church_n in_o these_o his_o dominion_n 1._o stat_n 26_o hen._n 8_o cap._n 1._o whereby_o it_o be_v also_o enact_v and_o declare_v that_o the_o king_n his_o heir_n and_o successor_n king_n of_o england_n shall_v have_v and_o enjoy_v unite_v and_o annex_v to_o the_o imperial_a crown_n of_o this_o his_o realm_n as_o well_o the_o title_n and_o style_v thereof_o as_o all_o honour_n dignity_n jurisdiction_n etc._n etc._n to_o the_o say_a dignity_n of_o supreme_a head_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n belong_v or_o appertain_v with_o full_a power_n and_o authority_n to_o visit_v redress_n reform_v order_n correct_v restrain_v and_o amend_v all_o error_n heresy_n abuse_n etc._n etc._n which_o act_n 380._o io._n hâ—rb_n hist_o of_o hen._n 8_o foe_n 380._o though_o much_o to_o the_o support_n of_o the_o regal_a authority_n seem_v not_o sudden_o to_o be_v approve_v by_o the_o king_n nor_o before_o he_o have_v consult_v with_o his_o council_n who_o show_v he_o many_o precedent_n of_o king_n of_o england_n that_o have_v use_v this_o power_n and_o with_o his_o bishop_n who_o have_v full_o discuss_v the_o point_n in_o their_o convocation_n declare_v that_o the_o pope_n have_v no_o jurisdiction_n in_o this_o kingdom_n warrant_v by_o god_n word_n suitable_a to_o what_o be_v declare_v by_o the_o university_n college_n and_o religious_a house_n with_o learned_a man_n of_o all_o sort_n maintain_v it_o necessary_a that_o such_o a_o power_n shall_v be_v extant_a in_o the_o realm_n for_o the_o peace_n good_a order_n and_o government_n of_o the_o same_o the_o reason_n and_o argument_n of_o all_o which_o be_v couch_v in_o a_o book_n of_o the_o king_n be_v about_o that_o time_n publish_v de_fw-fr vera_fw-la differentiae_fw-la regiae_n &_o ecclesiasticae_fw-la potestatis_fw-la whence_o also_o the_o learned_a bishop_n andrews_n in_o his_o tortura_fw-la torti_n seem_v to_o have_v draw_v diver_n assertion_n of_o the_o regal_a authority_n to_o which_o the_o reader_n be_v refer_v a_o practice_n this_o i_o mean_v of_o consult_v the_o clergy_n and_o the_o learned_a in_o a_o case_n of_o so_o great_a a_o import_n agreeable_a to_o former_a precedent_n 420._o tho._n walse_v in_o a_o 1408._o foe_n 420._o as_o i_o find_v in_o tho._n walsingham_n in_o concilio_fw-la cleri_fw-la celebrato_fw-la londoniis_fw-la assistentibus_fw-la doctoribus_fw-la vniversitatum_fw-la cantabrigiae_fw-la &_o oxoniae_n tractatum_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-la censu_fw-la &_o obedientia_fw-la papae_fw-la subtrahendis_fw-la vel_fw-la non_fw-la subtrahendis_fw-la and_o as_o king_n hen._n 2._o prio_fw-la rog._n hoveden_n in_o hen._n 2._o pa._n prio_fw-la profess_v he_o will_v proceed_v in_o the_o great_a cause_n depend_v between_o he_o and_o his_o archbishop_n becket_n now_o when_o king_n hen._n 8._o be_v by_o parliament_n agnize_v supreme_a head_n of_o the_o church_n within_o his_o own_o dominion_n and_o by_o he_o for_o the_o reason_n aforesaid_a own_a and_o accept_v what_o they_o mean_v by_o this_o may_v well_o enough_o be_v collect_v from_o the_o premise_n and_o from_o that_o notable_a oration_n of_o stephen_n gardiner_n of_o true_a obedience_n before_o mention_v which_o title_n he_o neither_o take_v nor_o the_o parliament_n give_v in_o other_o sense_n than_o the_o french_a have_v always_o attribute_v it_o to_o their_o prince_n and_o what_o the_o royal_a ancestor_n of_o king_n hen._n 8._o etc._n spelm._n conc._n 437._o seld._n ad_fw-la eadm_n 1â—5_n â—â—g_v edvard_n etc._n etc._n himself_n assume_v under_o the_o homonymous_n name_n of_o tutor_n protector_n governor_n domini_fw-la christi_fw-la vicarii_fw-la agricolae_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o the_o like_a and_o this_o be_v the_o supremacy_n which_o the_o king_n of_o england_n have_v always_o claim_v and_o exercise_v within_o their_o own_o dominion_n with_o the_o temporary_a obstruction_n above_o mention_v that_o be_v in_o sovereign_a way_n to_o rule_v and_o govern_v all_o their_o subject_n of_o what_o degree_n and_o quality_n soever_o to_o call_v their_o own_o clergy_n and_o churchman_n together_o and_o with_o their_o advice_n to_o see_v the_o church_n reform_v and_o by_o act_n of_o parliament_n to_o have_v all_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n restore_v and_o unite_v to_o the_o crown_n as_o in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o q._n eliz._n be_v do_v enlarge_v on_o before_o and_o here_o it_o will_v not_o be_v unnecessary_a to_o observe_v and_o know_v how_o that_o restitution_n be_v resent_v by_o the_o queen_n subject_n at_o that_o time_n and_o for_o that_o observe_v and_o observable_a it_o be_v the_o general_a compliance_n and_o complacence_n of_o the_o people_n in_o it_o as_o also_o that_o from_o the_o first_o until_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o that_o queen_n reign_n 35._o coke_n 5_o rep._n the_o ure_n reg._n eâ—câ—esiastico_n foe_fw-mi 35._o no_o person_n of_o what_o persuasion_n of_o christian_a religion_n soever_o at_o any_o time_n refuse_v to_o come_v to_o the_o public_a divine_a service_n celebrate_v in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o establish_v by_o public_a authority_n within_o this_o realm_n until_o the_o bull_n of_o pope_n pius_fw-la quintus_fw-la in_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o her_o majesty_n reign_n come_v out_o against_o she_o whereby_o he_o deprive_v she_o of_o all_o her_o right_n authority_n dignity_n and_o privilege_n in_o or_o unto_o these_o her_o realm_n and_o dominion_n and_o absolve_v all_o her_o subject_n of_o their_o allegiance_n after_o this_o bull_n it_o be_v that_o those_o who_o regard_v the_o pope_n power_n or_o threat_n more_o than_o their_o prince_n just_a authority_n or_o their_o own_o allegiance_n refuse_v to_o come_v to_o church_n and_o from_o that_o occasion_n first_o acquire_v the_o stile_n of_o recusant_n annal._n vid._n camb._n annal._n this_o give_v rise_v also_o to_o a_o multitude_n of_o treasonable_a practice_n and_o conspiracy_n against_o the_o queen_n life_n take_v up_o also_o against_o king_n james_n rep._n vid._n arth._n crohagans_n case_n in_o crook_n 1._o rep._n continue_v against_o our_o late_a sovereign_n king_n charles_n the_o first_o and_o still_o ferment_v to_o break_v forth_o upon_o all_o opportunity_n to_o promote_v the_o catholic_n cause_n and_o all_o abet_v by_o the_o traitorous_a doctrine_n of_o king-killing_a justify_v and_o proclaim_v to_o the_o world_n by_o bellarmin_n priviâ—egio_fw-la co_z licenzâ—_n &_o con_v priviâ—egio_fw-la baronius_n mariana_n emanuel_n sa_o allen_n creswell_n and_o other_o both_o native_n and_o stranger_n the_o consequence_n whereof_o be_v this_o that_o though_o treason_n be_v always_o in_o the_o intention_n yet_o god_n be_v praise_v nothing_o have_v yet_o be_v bring_v to_o execution_n but_o the_o traitor_n in_o this_o affair_n 242._o st._n jo._n davys_n d_o sc_fw-fr of_o ireland_n foe_fw-mi 242._o i_o find_v a_o memorable_a observation_n of_o a_o grave_a statesman_n that_o in_o the_o indenture_n of_o submission_n of_o the_o irish_a to_o king_n hen._n 8._o all_o the_o irish_a lord_n do_v acknowledge_v he_o to_o be_v their_o sovereign_a lord_n and_o king_n and_o own_v his_o supremacy_n in_o all_o cause_n utter_o renounce_v the_o pope_n jurisdiction_n most_o worthy_a of_o note_n say_v he_o in_o that_o when_o the_o irish_a have_v once_o resolve_v to_o obey_v the_o king_n they_o make_v no_o scruple_n to_o renounce_v the_o pope_n beside_o these_o which_o have_v be_v experience_v in_o our_o own_o country_n infinite_a have_v be_v the_o mischief_n occasion_v in_o the_o world_n upon_o this_o score_n of_o supremacy_n and_o dominion_n and_o that_o by_o the_o mighty_a struggle_v and_o bicker_n that_o have_v be_v maintain_v between_o the_o papacy_n and_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o earth_n about_o the_o gain_n and_o keep_v this_o power_n beside_o the_o general_a observation_n that_o a_o great_a mean_n of_o the_o growth_n of_o the_o turkish_a empire_n to_o it_o be_v now_o formidable_a stature_n have_v be_v the_o war_n and_o disturbance_n wrought_v upon_o this_o ground_n among_o the_o christian_n themselves_o also_o the_o decay_n and_o corruption_n of_o sincere_a piety_n and_o devotion_n by_o the_o turn_n the_o current_n of_o religion_n out_o of_o its_o pure_a primitive_a channel_n into_o the_o sink_n of_o dispute_n and_o controversy_n about_o the_o right_n and_o bound_n of_o dominion_n when_o christ_n himself_o have_v tell_v we_o that_o his_o kingdom_n be_v not_o of_o this_o world_n this_o cause_v divine_a religion_n to_o degenerate_v into_o humane_a policy_n and_o upon_o this_o it_o be_v that_o machiavelli_n too_o true_o observe_v 12._o mach._n disc_n on_o tit._n liv._o lib._n 1._o cap._n 12._o that_o there_o be_v now_o here_o less_o piety_n
and_o that_o of_o vzziah_n a_o king_n indeed_o proclaim_v aloud_o both_o the_o sin_n and_o danger_n in_o trespass_v beyond_o the_o state_v and_o just_a bound_n and_o limit_n in_o religious_a office_n whilst_o under_o his_o usurp_a pontifical_a robe_n 26.21_o 2_o chron._n 26.21_o he_o wear_v a_o loathsome_a leprosy_n to_o his_o die_a day_n as_o a_o most_o signal_n mark_v of_o the_o divine_a vengeance_n for_o exchange_v his_o sceptre_n for_o a_o censer_n to_o offer_v up_o unwarrant_v and_o noisome_a incense_n but_o god_n be_v thank_v neither_o of_o these_o be_v the_o case_n of_o our_o king_n who_o otherwise_o have_v take_v f_o r_o their_o pattern_n divers_a other_o noble_a etc._n hâ—zekiah_n jâ—siah_n etc._n etc._n virtuous_a and_o religious_a prince_n to_o who_o honour_n it_o be_v record_v how_o though_o they_o neither_o offer_v sacrifice_n nor_o incense_n yet_o that_o they_o cleanse_v the_o pollute_a temple_n reform_v the_o corrupt_a religion_n and_o manner_n of_o their_o time_n and_o cause_v judah_n and_o jerusalem_n to_o serve_v the_o lord_n so_o we_o never_n assume_v to_o themselves_o a_o power_n or_o authority_n of_o preach_v teach_v bind_v or_o lose_v in_o foro_fw-la animae_fw-la administer_a the_o holy_a sacrament_n confer_v order_n or_o any_o thing_n in_o particu_n be_v proper_o annex_v to_o those_o order_n but_o only_o in_o matter_n external_n that_o be_v of_o jurisdiction_n external_a the_o last_o branch_n of_o ecclesiastical_a authority_n and_o what_o belong_v to_o the_o outward_a polity_n of_o the_o church_n they_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o their_o duty_n and_o honour_n to_o become_v nurse_n father_n to_o see_v that_o the_o true_a god_n be_v public_o worship_v to_o see_v that_o atheist_n polyâ—heists_n and_o all_o such_o as_o break_v the_o moral_a and_o eternal_a law_n be_v correct_v chastise_a and_o restrain_v upon_o which_o acconut_n it_o be_v often_o say_v that_o rex_fw-la est_fw-la custos_fw-la utriusque_fw-la tabulae_fw-la to_o see_v that_o good_a and_o wholesome_a law_n be_v make_v and_o establish_v for_o the_o good_a government_n of_o the_o church_n that_o both_o the_o church_n and_o churchman_n be_v regulate_v and_o defend_v in_o their_o respective_a right_n possession_n interest_n and_o concern_v and_o that_o such_o as_o do_v transgress_v the_o lawful_a constitution_n of_o the_o church_n be_v due_o punish_v and_o to_o this_o purpose_n the_o regal_a office_n be_v thus_o describe_v in_o king_n edward_n law_n rex_n 142._o leg._n edu._n confess_v cap._n 17._o foe_n 142._o quia_fw-la vicarius_fw-la summi_fw-la regis_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la constitutus_fw-la ut_fw-la regnum_fw-la terrenum_fw-la &_o populum_fw-la domini_fw-la &_o super_fw-la omne_fw-la sanctam_fw-la veneretur_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la ejus_fw-la &_o regat_fw-la &_o ab_fw-la injuriosis_n defendat_fw-la etc._n jo._n brompt_a coll._n 761_o 923._o etc._n etc._n and_o much_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n in_o those_o of_o ina_n canutus_n and_o other_o and_o hence_o it_o also_o be_v that_o in_o those_o law_n we_o often_o find_v the_o prince_n extend_v his_o command_n unto_o the_o same_o thing_n the_o priest_n do_v his_o exhortation_n and_o thus_o the_o premise_n consider_v it_o plain_o may_v be_v collect_v wherein_o the_o formalis_fw-la ratio_fw-la of_o our_o king_n supremacy_n and_o ecclesiastical_a authority_n do_v consist_v which_o be_v inherent_a in_o their_o crown_n they_o do_v and_o may_v at_o all_o time_n put_v in_o practice_n sine_fw-la ulla_fw-la labe_fw-la christianitatis_fw-la and_o without_o pray_v the_o aid_n of_o any_o foreign_a power_n or_o potentate_n whatsoever_o and_o further_o to_o anticipate_v all_o prejudice_n and_o scandal_n in_o this_o matter_n queen_n elizabeth_n in_o the_o same_o year_n of_o the_o restitution_n of_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n to_o her_o crown_n do_v declare_v she_o do_v not_o challenge_v any_o other_o authority_n el._n admoniâ—ions_n annex_v unto_o the_o injunction_n 1_o el._n than_o be_v challenge_v and_o late_o use_v by_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o and_z king_n edward_z the_o six_o which_o be_v and_o be_v of_o ancient_a time_n due_a to_o the_o imperial_a crown_n of_o this_o realm_n that_o be_v under_o god_n to_o have_v the_o sovereignty_n and_o rule_v over_o all_o manner_n of_o person_n within_o her_o realm_n and_o dominion_n etc._n etc._n and_o for_o the_o oath_n of_o supremacy_n appoint_v by_o the_o say_v stat._n 1_o eliz._n whereby_o her_o highness_n supremacy_n be_v declare_v in_o the_o stile_n aforesaid_a it_o be_v declare_v in_o a_o statute_n make_v the_o next_o parliament_n 1._o stâ—t_fw-la 5_o el._n ca._n 1._o that_o the_o say_a oath_n shall_v be_v take_v and_o expound_v in_o such_o form_n as_o be_v set_v forth_o in_o a_o admonition_n annex_v to_o the_o q._n majesty_n injunction_n etc._n etc._n at_o which_o time_n also_o a_o synod_n be_v hold_v for_o avoid_v of_o diversity_n of_o opinion_n and_o establish_v of_o consent_n touch_v true_a religion_n etc._n etc._n it_o do_v express_o declare_v 37._o artic._n 37._o that_o they_o do_v not_o give_v to_o our_o prince_n the_o minister_a of_o god_n word_n or_o the_o sacrament_n but_o only_o that_o prerogative_n as_o be_v give_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n by_o god_n himself_o viz._n that_o they_o shall_v rule_v all_o estate_n and_o degree_n commit_v to_o their_o charge_n by_o god_n whether_o they_o be_v ecclesiastical_a or_o temporal_a and_o restrain_v with_o the_o civil_a sword_n the_o stubborn_a and_o evil_a doer_n etc._n etc._n 12._o stat._n 13_o eliz._n cap._n 12._o and_o thâ—_n article_n of_o this_o synod_n be_v likewise_o confirm_v by_o parliament_n so_o that_o now_o no_o man_n need_v doubt_n but_o that_o all_o this_o be_v but_o acknowledgement_n that_o what_o our_o king_n and_o prince_n have_v do_v in_o former_a age_n may_v lawful_o be_v continue_v by_o their_o royal_a successor_n and_o that_o therein_o they_o do_v not_o usurp_v upon_o the_o right_n and_o office_n of_o other_o but_o only_o maintain_v their_o own_o and_o that_o all_o these_o declaratory_a superven_a stature_n pass_v and_o enact_v upon_o the_o most_o weighty_a reason_n of_o state_n be_v not_o introductory_n of_o any_o new_a law_n but_o only_a assertory_n of_o the_o just_a right_n and_o prerogative_n of_o the_o king_n and_o crown_n of_o england_n like_a as_o a_o reformation_n once_o make_v in_o the_o ancient_a roman_a empire_n 〈◊〉_d jul._n capitolin_n vit_fw-mi ant._n 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o emperor_n antoninus_n philosophus_fw-la be_v thus_o celebrate_v by_o julius_n capitolinus_n in_o his_o life_n jus_fw-la autem_fw-la magis_fw-la vetus_fw-la restituit_fw-la quam_fw-la novum_fw-la fecit_fw-la applicable_a as_o well_o to_o all_o the_o other_o point_n and_o branch_n of_o the_o reformation_n here_o as_o to_o that_o of_o the_o king_n be_v ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n but_o the_o clear_n that_o i_o leave_v to_o the_o divine_n and_o thus_o have_v take_v a_o brief_a view_n only_o for_o much_o more_o may_v have_v be_v add_v out_o of_o our_o authentic_a record_n and_o history_n as_o of_o the_o ancient_a right_n of_o king_n and_o prince_n in_o general_a so_o particular_o of_o our_o own_o in_o matter_n ecclesiastical_a how_o the_o same_o have_v for_o some_o time_n be_v suppress_v and_o usurp_v upon_o by_o the_o papal_a faction_n but_o happy_o vindicated_n and_o restore_v in_o these_o latter_a age_n in_o which_o affair_n no_o country_n have_v proceed_v more_o regular_o laudable_o or_o legal_o than_o this_o our_o kingdom_n of_o england_n the_o prince_n of_o the_o same_o as_o supreme_a within_o their_o own_o dominion_n call_v together_o their_o own_o clergy_n and_o with_o their_o assistance_n and_o advice_n reform_v the_o church_n and_o what_o remain_v now_o but_o my_o submission_n and_o pardon_v for_o the_o presumption_n of_o this_o attempt_n upon_o my_o sovereign_n supremacy_n see_v that_o prince_n may_v be_v say_v in_o a_o manner_n to_o be_v depose_v that_o be_v make_v the_o subject_a of_o a_o usurp_a peneus_n finis_fw-la